Alumina Ceramics : Biomedical and Clinical Applications (Paperback)

Section 1. Alumina as a Ceramic 1. Introduction 2. Bauxite 3. Refining and Synthesis of Alumina 4. Properties and Processing of Alumina Ceramics

Section 2. Alumina in Biomedical Engineering 5. Overview of Alumina in Biomedical Engineering 6. Alumina Bearings in Orthopaedics. Origin and Evolution 7. Alumina Bearings in Orthopaedics. Present and Future 8. Alumina in Bionic Feedthroughs. The Pacemaker 9. Alumina in Bionic Feedthroughs. The Bionic Ear 10. Alumina in Bionic Feedthroughs. The Bionic Eye, and the Future 11. Alumina in Lightweight Body Armor

Section 3. Alumina as an Industrial Ceramic 12. Alumina as an Industrial Wear and Corrosion Resistant Ceramic 13. Alumina as an Electrical Insulator 14. Alumina in Electrical Feedthroughs 15. Alumina: Refractory, and Other Specialised Industrial Uses 16. Alumina: The Future