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Table 8.2 Synthesis of micro-HA/CNT <strong>and</strong> nano-HA/CNT<br />

composite materials from different techniques.<br />

Type of materials Dispersion route<br />

Heat treatment <strong>and</strong>/<br />

or consolidation<br />

Mechanical<br />

performance<br />

Composite coating Dry powder blending Plasma spraying Fracture toughness<br />

Ref [31]<br />

enhancement by 56%<br />

Composite coating Ball milling Laser surface alloying Hardness <strong>and</strong> elastic<br />

Ref [30]<br />

modulus<br />

enhancement<br />

Bulk Ref [33] Wet powder mixing Cold isostatic press- Fracture toughness<br />

ing & pressureless enhancement by<br />

sintering<br />

more than 200%<br />

Bulk Ref [3] Wet powder mixing Spark plasma<br />

sintering<br />

—<br />

Bulk Ref [36] In situ CVD synthesis Sintering Fracture toughness<br />

<strong>and</strong> flexural strength<br />

enhancement<br />

HA coating on In situ chemical Vacuum drying at —<br />

MWNTs Ref [37] precipitation<br />

room temperature<br />

HA coating on In situ chemical Air drying at room —<br />

MWNTs Ref [38] precipitation<br />

temperature<br />

Bulk nano-HA/CNT In situ chemical Hot pressing Compressive<br />

Ref [27]<br />

precipitation<br />

strength<br />

enhancement<br />

Figure 8.3 (a) SEM <strong>and</strong> (b) TEM micrographs of in situ<br />

synthesized HA/MWNT powders by CVD method. The arrows<br />

indicate Fe nanoparticles. Reproduced with permission from [36].<br />

Copyright Ó (2008) Elsevier.<br />

8.2 Potential Applications of CNT–<strong>Ceramic</strong> Nanocompositesj221

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