Table of Contents

Advanced Ceramics from Inorganic Polymers (R. Riedel). Biomimetic Processing (P. Calvert). Sintering and Hot-Pressing (U. Eisele). Liquid-Phase Sintering (O.-H. Kwon). Vitrification (F. Cambier & A. Leriche). Hot Isostatic Pressing (H. Larker & R. Larker). Fired Microstructures and Their Characterization (H. Chan & M. Harmer). Finishing (K. Subramanian). Joining of Ceramics (M. Nicholas). Functional Gradient Materials (T. Hirai). Diamond: Its Synthesis from the Vapor Phase and Applications (N. Fujimori). Index.