Processing of dense bioinspired ceramics with complex microstructures and weak interfaces

• Main Author: Behera, Rohit Pratyush
• Other Authors: Hortense Le Ferrand
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172223
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Biological ceramic composites are widespread in nature and exhibit mutually exclusive properties like strength and toughness, despite having high mineral content. In contrast, most synthetic materials are either stiff and strong such as ceramics, or tough and less stiff such as polymers or metals, b...