The growing challenges on fuel economy improvement and greenhouse gas emission
control have become the driving force for automakers to produce lightweight automobiles …

Breakthroughs in materials science are the driving force behind many of today's industrial
advancements in our fast-changing high-tech world. Composite materials have proven …

Understanding the basic properties of natural fibers is important to determine the optimal
intended uses for instance as high-quality bio-composite raw material. This review describes …

Polylactic acid (PLA) is a thermoplastic polymer produced from lactic acid that has been
chiefly utilized in biodegradable material and as a composite matrix material. PLA is a …

In the contemporary world, natural fibers reinforced polymer composite (NFRPC) materials
are of great interest owing to their eco-friendly nature, lightweight, life-cycle superiority …

Fused deposition modelling (FDM) is one of the fastest-growing additive manufacturing
methods used in printing fibre-reinforced composites (FRC). The performances of the …

Demands for reducing energy consumption and environmental impacts are the major driving
factors for the development of natural fiber–reinforced composites (NFRCs) in many sectors …

In the field of hybrid natural fiber polymer composites, there has been a recent surge in
research and innovation for structural applications. To expand the strengths and …

In the recent decade, growth of the natural fiber reinforced polymer (NFRP) composite has
made a considerable impact on the polymer composite research and innovation. This rapid …

The depletion of petroleum-based resources and the adverse environmental problems, such
as pollution, have stimulated considerable interest in the development of environmentally …