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Machine generated contents note: Preface Densification 1. Sintering: Fundamentals and Practice R.K. Bordia and H. Camacho-Montes 2. The Role of the Electrical Current and Field During Pulsed Electric Current Sintering K. Vanmeemsel, A. Laptev, S.G. Huang, J. Vieugels, and O. Van der Biest 3. Viscous Phase Silicate Processing R. Müller, S. Reinsch Chemical Methods 4. Colloidal Methods R. Moreno 5. Processing and Application of Sol-Gel Glass E.H. Lan and B. Dunn 6. Gel Casting of Ceramic Bodies K.T Faber and N.O. Shanti 7. Polymer Processing of Ceramics E. Ionescu and R. Riedel 8. Chemical Vapor Deposition and Structural Ceramics and Composites T. Goto 9. Chemical Vapor Infiltration (CVI) Processing of Ceramic Matrix Composities A. Lazzeri and B. Cioni 10. Reactive Melt Infiltration Processing of Fiber-Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites N. Wali and J.-M. Yang 11. Combustion Synthesis -- An Update S.B. Bhaduri Physical Methods 12. Directional Solidification V.M. Orera and J.I. Peña 13. Solid Freeform Fabrication of 3D Ceramic Structures J.E. Smay and J.A. Lewis 14. Microwave Processing of Ceramic and Ceramic Matrix Composite C. Leonelli and P. Veronesi 15. Electrophoretic Deposition M. Cannio, S. Novak, L. Besra, and A.R. Boccaccini 16. Processing of Ceramics by Plasma Spraying R. Vassen.

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