Handbook of Zirconia-Based Materials Manufacturing, Electrochemical, and Biomedical Engineering

Section I. Fundamentals and Material Science. 1. Introduction to Zirconia and Zirconia-Based Materials. 2. Zirconia Nanoparticles as the Strengthening Phase. 3. Synthesis of Zirconia-Based Materials. 4. Elaboration and Characterization of Zirconia and Its Comparison with Other Metal-Oxides: Case Study. Section II. Industrial and Engineering Applications. 5. Applications of Zirconia and Zirconia-Based Materials. 6. ZrO2 Used for Thermal Protection Systems of Ultra-High Temperature Automobile and Aerospace Applications. 7. Zirconia-Based Thermal Barrier Coatings: Advancements in Doped, Nanostructured, Multilayered, and Gradient-Structured Systems. 8. Modified Zirconia as an Efficient Thermal Barrier Coating: A Case Study on ZrO2-Based Coatings. 9. Wear Performance of Plasma-Sprayed Nanostructured Zirconia Coatings on Stainless Steel under Distilled Water Conditions. 10. Case Study on the Erosion Wear Performance of ZrO2-Coated SS-410 Using RSM and TOPSIS. Section III. Energy and Catalytic Applications. 11. Catalytic Wonders: The Power of Zirconium in Modern Chemistry. 12. Zirconia-Based Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage. 13. Zirconia-Based Solid Metal-Organic Framework for Electrochemical Sensors. 14. Zirconium-Based MOFs: Advances in Electrochemical Sensing and Biosensing. Section IV. Medical and Dental Applications. 15. Pharmaceutical and Device Applications of Zirconia. 16. Biological and Biomedical Applications of Zirconia. 17. Influence of Thickness on the Mechanical Strength of Monolithic Zirconia Dental Crowns. 18. Performance of Zirconia Coatings for Dental Applications. Section V. Emerging Technologies. 19. Advancements in Zr and ZrO2 Technologies: Additive Manufacturing and Emerging Fields.