Rubies and implants : aluminium oxide and its diverse facets / / Bozena Arnold

• Autore: Arnold Bozena
• Pubblicazione: Berlin : , : Springer, , [2022]; ©2022
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (87 pages)
• Disciplina: 661.067
• Soggetto topico: Aluminum oxide; Aluminum oxide - Additives
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1: Fascinating Aluminium Oxide -- 2: The Aluminium Oxide Family -- 3: Polymorphism and Its Amazing Effect -- 4: The Inside of the Aluminium Oxide -- 5: A Short Excursion into Etymology -- 6: How Were Rubies and Sapphires Determined in the Past? -- 7: How Are Rubies and Sapphires Determined Today? -- 8: Corundum: The Natural Aluminium Oxide -- 9: How Hard Is Corundum? -- 10: Ruby: The Red Corundum -- 11: Sapphire: The Blue Corundum -- 12: Why Is Ruby Red and Sapphire Blue? -- 13: Why Are Only a Few Rubies and Sapphires Found? -- 14: In a Ruby Factory -- 15: Ruby and the History of the Laser -- 16: Rubies, Sapphires and Watches -- 17: Sapphire in Technology -- 18: Alumina: The Artificial Aluminum Oxide -- 19: Bauxite and the Path to Artificial Aluminium Oxide -- 20: The Bayer Process: From Bauxite to Aluminum Hydroxide -- 21: The Forgotten Inventor -- 22: Calcination: From Aluminium Hydroxide to Aluminium Oxide -- 23: The World of Ceramics -- 24: Useful Sintering Technology -- 25: Is Aluminium Oxide Ceramic Loadable? -- 26: Advantages of Aluminium Oxide Ceramics -- 27: The Ceramic All-Rounder -- 28: Hidden in a Scanning Electron Microscope -- 29: Even Better in Compound -- 30: Implants and No More Hip Joint Problems -- 31: News from Aluminium Oxide -- Further Reading -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Rubies and Implants
• ISBN: 9783662661161; 9783662661154
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910629289503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II