Plant fiber-reinforced polymer composites: a review on modification, fabrication, properties, and applications

M Akter, MH Uddin, HR Anik - Polymer Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
Reducing energy consumption and minimizing environmental impacts have been significant
factors in expanding the applicability of plant fiber-reinforced composites across a variety of …

Biocomposites based on natural fibers and polymers: A review on properties and potential applications

M Akter, MH Uddin, IS Tania - Journal of Reinforced Plastics …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The growing awareness of socioeconomic and environmental issues and the high
percentage of petroleum resources consumed and new environmental regulations have …

Biopolymers; definition, classification and applications

MES Hassan, J Bai, DQ Dou - Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2019 - journals.ekb.eg
During recent years significant advances have been made in using and development of
biodegradable polymeric materials for life applications. Degradable polymeric biomaterials …

A green approach to improve the antibacterial properties of cellulose based fabrics using Moringa oleifera extract in presence of silver nanoparticles

HM Ibrahim, S Zaghloul, M Hashem, A El-Shafei - Cellulose, 2021 - Springer
Moringa oleifera leaf extract (ME) has been developed as an ecofriendly antibacterial agent
for fabrics made from cotton or its modified forms, carboxymethyl cellulose and cationic …

Designing strategy for coating cotton gauze fabrics and its application in wound healing

AS Montaser, M Rehan, WM El-Senousy… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, a novel burn wound healing material was developed by new strategy. This strategy
involved two steps. In the first step, the cotton gauze fabrics were modified with Quat 188 as …

Dual functional jute fabric biocomposite with chitosan and phosphorylated nano-cellulose (antimicrobial and thermal stability)

AM El-Shafei, AM Adel, AA Ibrahim… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, phosphorylated nanocellulose (P-NC) has been prepared from date
palm sheath fibers by a solvent-free acid hydrolysis procedure. Eighteen different treatment …

Development of jute-polyethylene nonwoven fabric for sustainable packaging application

MA Habib, MA Shahid, AH Bhuiyan… - Materials Research …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Environmental concerns promote demand for biodegradable packaging on a global scale.
Jute fiber packaging could be a viable and sustainable alternative to pure synthetic …

Sustainable biocomposite its manufaturing processes and applications

T Biswal, M Priyadarsini, S Dash - Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2019 - journals.ekb.eg
The biocomposite materials which serve for present nation or civilization without affecting
our future generation is called as sustainable biocomposite ie, it does not affect our …

Influence of cowpea plant and seed characteristics and packaging material in storage on cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus Maculatus) infestation

BS Imbuhila - 2020 - ir.jkuat.ac.ke
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) is a self-pollinated popular legume. It is only propagated
through seed. Cowpea is one of the popular African Indigenous Vegetables that can be …

Enhancing the antibacterial activity of thyme essential oil emulsion through green decoration of β-Cyclodextrin with AgNPs for Hygienic cotton Fabric

TI Shaheen - Egyptian Journal of Chemistry, 2024 - journals.ekb.eg
Producing antibacterial textile using β cyclodextrin as a one agent emulsifier for thyme oil
and reducing agent for silver nanoparticles were successfully prepared and characterized …