Preface

Ceramic materials have attracted the attention of scientists, researchers, and engineers due to their potential to manipulate the length scale in nanometers. These materials possess excellent properties, which give them a variety of industrial uses, including in the automotive, aerospace, and biomedical industries.

The book *Smart and Advanced Ceramic Materials and Applications* provides a comprehensive overview of smart and advanced ceramic materials and their applications. The first part of the book focuses on both ceramics-based nanomaterials and ceramic sensors. The second part of the book provides an overview of smart ceramic materials, which are ceramic materials prepared from ultrafine particles. These materials play a crucial role in challenging applications such as biomedical and dental applications. The final section of the book discusses refractory ceramics.

The book will benefit students, scientists, researchers, engineers, and academics interested in traditional, smart, and advanced ceramic materials.

I wish to express my gratitude to the contributing authors for their excellent chapters. This book could not have been successfully published without the hard work of the authors as well as the staff at IntechOpen.

> **Mohsen Mhadhbi** National Institute of Research and Physicochemical Analysis, Ariana, Tunisia

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Section 1

Introduction to Smart and

Advanced Ceramic Materials

Section 1
