Ceramic Materials: From Atomic Bonding and Processing to Microstructure, Functional Properties, and Biomedical Applications
Abstract
Ceramic materials are inorganic, predominantly nonmetallic solids whose performance is governed by the interplay among atomic bonding, crystal structure, processing, microstructure, and functional properties. Their ionic and covalent bonding provides high hardness, thermal and chemical stability, wear resistance, and diverse electrical behavior, but also limits plastic deformation and increases sensitivity to flaws, porosity, grain boundaries, and residual stresses. This review examines ceramics through the processing--microstructure--property--performance relationship, emphasizing the effects of crystal chemistry, defects, grain size, porosity, and phase stability on mechanical, thermal, electrical, and biological behavior. Conventional sintering, sol--gel processing, and additive manufacturing are discussed as key routes for controlling densification, porosity, geometry, and composition. Biomedical ceramics, including alumina, zirconia, calcium phosphates, hydroxyapatite, tricalcium phosphate, and bioactive glasses, are also reviewed. Emerging topics include nanoceramics, smart ceramics, composites, multimaterial manufacturing, defect engineering, immunomodulatory bioceramics, and sustainable processing. Major challenges remain in brittle fracture, processing heterogeneity, degradation control, scale-up, and the porosity--strength trade-off. Future advances will require integrating advanced manufacturing, multiscale characterization, predictive modeling, and data-driven design.
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BibTeX
@misc{rondon2026ceramic,
title = {{Ceramic Materials: From Atomic Bonding and Processing to Microstructure, Functional Properties, and Biomedical Applications}},
author = {Jairo Rondon and Juan Valera and Alex Velez Cruz and Irela Perez Magin},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.10874},
eprint = {2610.10874},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.10874},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Ceramic Materials: From Atomic Bonding and Processing to Microstructure, Functional Properties, and Biomedical Applications
AU - Jairo Rondon
AU - Juan Valera
AU - Alex Velez Cruz
AU - Irela Perez Magin
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/07
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.10874
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.10874
AB - Ceramic materials are inorganic, predominantly nonmetallic solids whose performance is governed by the interplay among atomic bonding, crystal structure, processing, microstructure, and functional properties. Their ionic and covalent bonding provides high hardness, thermal and chemical stability, wear resistance, and diverse electrical behavior, but also limits plastic deformation and increases sensitivity to flaws, porosity, grain boundaries, and residual stresses. This review examines ceramics through the processing--microstructure--property--performance relationship, emphasizing the effects of crystal chemistry, defects, grain size, porosity, and phase stability on mechanical, thermal, electrical, and biological behavior. Conventional sintering, sol--gel processing, and additive manufacturing are discussed as key routes for controlling densification, porosity, geometry, and composition. Biomedical ceramics, including alumina, zirconia, calcium phosphates, hydroxyapatite, tricalcium phosphate, and bioactive glasses, are also reviewed. Emerging topics include nanoceramics, smart ceramics, composites, multimaterial manufacturing, defect engineering, immunomodulatory bioceramics, and sustainable processing. Major challenges remain in brittle fracture, processing heterogeneity, degradation control, scale-up, and the porosity--strength trade-off. Future advances will require integrating advanced manufacturing, multiscale characterization, predictive modeling, and data-driven design.
ER -