Ceramic articles with a polymer component and methods of making same

摘要

A self-supporting ceramic body having a polymer component, which includes first providing a self-supporting ceramic body comprising (i) a polycrystalline oxidation reaction product formed upon oxidation of a molten parent metal with an oxidant, and (ii) interconnected porosity at least partially accessible from one or more surfaces of said ceramic body. The polymer is disposed or formed within the interconnected porosity. The polymer is situated so as to alter, modify or contribute to the properties of the ceramic body originally formed.