“…The microwave sintering process showed appealing results for the densification, 1-8 synthesis, 9 assembling, 10 annealing 11 of various materials and for the achievement of enhanced materials properties. [12][13][14] A wide range of ceramic, [15][16][17][18] metallic, [19][20][21][22][23][24] polymeric, 25,26 composite 27,28 material systems have been successfully fabricated by this technology. Compared to the conventional sintering (utilizing a convective indirect heating [29][30][31] pattern), a volume and direct microwave heating 1,3 of the sample is applicable with potentially high heating rates 32 of about 100 K/min.…”