In situ measurement of shrinkage and temperature profile in microwave- and conventionally-sintered hydroxyapatite bioceramic

• Main Authors: Kutty, M.G., Bhaduri, S.B., Zhou, H., Yaghoubi, A.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/16181/

The clear advantages of microwave (MW) sintering in terms of energy savings as well as superior mechanical properties have led to the popularity of this technique in recent years, especially in the bioceramics community. However to date, no study has established a systematic comparison between the s...