| abstract |
A ceramic shaped product comprising a ceramic substrate, a single or multiple layers of ceramic spherical granules on the surface of the substrate, and a process for the production thereof, which comprising arranging spherical granules of a ceramic material on the surface of the ceramic substrate in a single or multiple layers at a state of contacting each other, pouring a slurry of a ceramic powder onto the layer(s) of ceramic spherical granules, followed by sintering. The ceramic shaped product has strong binding between the granules and the plate and also between each granules at wide contact and has an excellent strength, and hence, is useful for various utilities, particularly as an implant such as artificial bones, artificial joints, artificial tooth roots and the like. |