Fabrication of green films of single- and multi-component ceramic composites by electrophoretic deposition technique

An electrophoretic technique for the formation of ceramic composites is demonstrated in the systems of biomedical hydroxyapatite–yttria-stabilized zirconia and ferroelectric barium titanate–strontium titanate. Ceramic powders show different behaviour depending on the nature of the solvent media chosen. For such purposes, a solvent mixture of acetylacetone and alcohols proved effective for adjusting the composition of deposited films.