Glass-ceramics applications

In recent yeors, there has been an increasing interest in glass-ceramic applications where optical properties are key. A parallel but unrelated trend involves the use of glass-ceramics as dental and surgical prostheses. In the optical area, the most significant properties are in the near infrared range in combination with excellent transparency. Efficient broadband luminescence in crystallites is the basis of applications such as tunable lasers and optical amplifiers, both of which can be made in both bulk and fiber form as glass-ceramics. 

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For certain applications it is important that the glass-ceramic should be unaffected by contact with reducing gases at high temperatures. In such... 

Kokubo, T., Shigematsu, M., Nagashima, Y., Tashiro, M., Nakamura, T., Yamamuro, T. and Higashi, S. (1982) Apatite- and wollastonite-containing glass-ceramics for prosthetic application. Bulletin of the Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, 60, 260-268. 

Kokubo, T. (1991) Bioactive glass ceramics Properties and applications. Biomaterials, 12, 155-163. 

T. Yamamoto et al., Application of Mica Glass-Ceramics as Gas-Sealing Materials for SOFC, in Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC-IV), Vol. 95-1, pp. 245-253, The Electrochemical Society (1995). 

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Beryllium oxide shows excellent thermal conductivity, resistance to thermal shock, and high electrical resistance. Also, it is unreactive to most chemicals. Because of these properties the compound has several applications. It is used to make refractory crucible materials and precision resistor cores as a reflector in nuclear power reactors in microwave energy windows and as an additive to glass, ceramics and plastics. 

T. Yamamuro, K. Shimizu, Clinical application of AW glass-ceramic prosthesis in spinal surgery, Nippon Seikeigeka Gakkai Zasshi 68 (1994) 505-515. 

Adams, P. B. 1992. Predicting corrosion. In Clark, D. E. Zoitos, B. K. (eds) Corrosion of Glass, Ceramics and Ceramic Superconductors Principles, Testing, Characterization and Applications. Noyes, Park Ridge, USA, 29-50. 

Incinerator waste as secondary raw material examples of applications in glasses, glass-ceramics and ceramics... 

Calcium and Phosphate Salts Bloactive Glass Granules Bloactive Glass-Ceramic Granules Orthopedic Load-Bearing Applications... 

Applied Chemistry and Applied Chemical Analysis deal with application of chemistry to practical purposes such as manuf and analyses of glass, ceramics, pigments, metals, expls, plastics, etc... 

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