Ceramic Abstracts

Ceramic Abstracts Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology Abstract (CEBA) Chemical Journals of the American Chemical Society (CJACS)... 

Ceramic Abstracts American Ceramic Society Orbit, Dialog, STN ceramics... 

CERAB (Ceramic Abstracts) is a bibliographic database covering worldwide literature on all aspects of ceramics. It is produced by the American Ceramic Society and covers 1976 to date. 

A quick review of literature on phosphate cements and ceramics indicates that very little attention has been paid to CBPCs, and a large opportunity exists in developing practical applications of these materials. Westman [1] conducted the first review of work done during 1918-1973 on phosphate ceramic and cement materials. This review appeared in Ceramic Abstracts in 1977. He concluded that only 7% of the total number of articles on cements, lime and mortars were on phosphate-bonded materials and also found only one... 

Results of the Literature Search from Ceramic Abstracts. 

Years of ceramic abstracts searched Total number of articles found relevant to 1988-2002... 

Following these two surveys, we conducted a literature review based upon Ceramic Abstracts for the years 1988-2002. The results are summarized in Table 2.1. The results presented in Table 2.1 indicate that there has been a significant increase in the literature on CBPCs in recent years. The major thrust of the research has been in biomaterials and dental cements. Though small in number, there have been several articles in structural materials applications, which also include oil well cements. Interest in conventional refractory materials has continued, and as expected, all the applications have been supported by research in materials structure and properties of the CBPCs. 

Ceramic Abstracts. 1975-. Staffs, U.K. CERAM Research Ltd Bethesda, MD Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. This is a comprehensive database for the ceramics industry, providing international coverage on the manufacture, processing, applications, properties, and testing of traditional and advanced ceramics. Includes World Ceramic Abstracts and is included in CSA Materials Database with METADEX (from Web site). 

British Ceramic Abstracts (Stoke-on-Trent, British Ceramic Research Association, I900-, also published in the Transactions of the British Ceramic Society)... 

S. Kakitani and M. Fujisaka, Solid Phase Reaction between Calcium Carbonate and Silica, Yogoyo Kyokai Shi 66 133 (1958) abstracted in Ceramic Abstracts (6) 173b (1959). 

S. Yamanaka, H. Matsumoto, F. Okumura, M. Yoshikawa and M. Hattori, Extended Abstract of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Basic Science Division of the Ceramic Soc. Jpn. (1990) 43. 

Fig. 2. The number of publications on Si3N4 ceramics since 1965 (source Chemical Abstracts CAPLUS)...

Aitcin, PC., Regourd, M. and Fortin, R. (1986). Division of American Ceramics Society, Abstracts, 63,470. 

In this context we note that the curriculum for the planned M.S. program in Forensic Chemistry at Northeastern University which is discussed in detail in Reference 2 will contain a new course entitled "Forensic Materials" as a step in the direction indicated above. The abstract of this course is as follows Forensic Materials (2 Quarter Hours) Fundamental types of solids, such as metals, ceramics, minerals, organic solids, including drugs, polymers, plastics, fibers their properties and determination by modern methods. Forensically important materials such as alloys, glass, soils, fibers, wood, paper, rubber, dyes, paints, ink, and their determination. Illustration of various materials as associative or dissociative items of evidence. 

Abstract. Liquid phase deposition methods are a useful way to create mineral oxide films from aqueous solution under near-ambient conditions. These approaches have been applied to the creation of ceramic coatings on polymers and on polymer-matrix composites. Control has been achieved over the adherence and crystallinity of the solution-deposited thin films based on controlling the composition of both the deposition solution and the substrate surface. The challenge of depositing such films from water, while minimizing film cracking has also been addressed. Crack-free ceramic films of up to 200 nm thickness have been achieved on a variety of polymer substrates. 

Steatite is a magnesium silicate ceramic body used as insulation in high- frequency equipment. The data given are abstracted from the paper by Norton (reference 2). 

U25 Udagawa, S., Urabe, K. and Hiyama, K. (1979). Abstract of paper presented at Annual Meeting, Ceramic Society of Japan. 

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