Graphene: a versatile platform for nanotheranostics and tissue engineering

RG Bai, N Ninan, K Muthoosamy… - Progress in Materials …, 2018 - Elsevier
The sustained extensive research on graphene and its derivatives in the last decade
portrayed its significance in the field of material science and carved its own niche in …

Recent development in thermoplastic/wood composites and nanocomposites: A review

JS Borah, DS Kim - Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2016 - Springer
Thermoplastic composites filled with wood-base fillers have gained increasing attention,
because compared to virgin polymers they have many advantages of light weight, high …

Investigation of mechanical properties of coffee Husk-HDPE-ABS polymer composite using injection-molding method

BT Amena, H Altenbach, GS Tibba… - Journal of Composites …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Waste biomass-based natural fibers are being extensively researched nowadays as a
composite material with various waste-based high-density polyethylene (HDPE) to utilize the …

Some mechanical properties of WPCs with wood flour and walnut shell flour

BC Bal - Polímeros, 2023 - SciELO Brasil
This study used a high-density polyethylene (HDPE) polymer matrix, pine-wood flour (PWF)
and walnut-shell flour (WSF) to produce wood-plastic composite (WPC) boards. The PWF …

The reinforcement efficacy of nano-and microscale silica for extruded wood flour/HDPE composites: the effects of dispersion patterns and interfacial modification

H Zhou, X Hao, H Wang, X Wang, T Liu, Y Xie… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - Springer
The reinforcement efficacy of nano-silica particles for wood/plastic composites (WPCs) has
been inconsistent in previous research. Accordingly, this systematic study was conducted to …

Effect of the nanosilica content in the shell of coextruded wood‐plastic composites to enhance the ultraviolet aging resistance

C Liu, C Mei, B Xu, M Jiang, W Chen… - Polymers for …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Weathering durability of wood‐plastic composites (WPCs) is a significant issue for outdoor
applications. Nanosilica is widely used to enhance the ultraviolet (UV) aging resistance of …

Mechanical reinforcement and creep resistance of coextruded wood flour/polyethylene composites by shell‐layer treatment with nano‐ and micro‐SiO2 particles

X Hao, H Zhou, Y Xie, Z Xiao, H Wang… - Polymer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nano‐and micro‐SiO2 particles (termed nSiO2 and mSiO2, respectively) were incorporated
in the shell layer of a coextruded wood flour/high density polyethylene composite …

Effect of Surface Functionalization of SiO2 Nanoparticles on the Dynamic Mechanical, Thermal and Fire Properties of Wheat Straw/LDPE Composites

B Kord, MD Ghalehno, F Movahedi - Journal of Polymers and the …, 2020 - Springer
The scope of the present article is to study the effect of surface functionalization of SiO 2
nanoparticles on the dynamic mechanical, thermal and fire properties of wheat straw flour …

Investigation on sliding wear behaviour of walnut shell powder (WSP) filled polyester composites using finite element method

P Pradhan, A Satapathy - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2021 - Elsevier
Walnut shell powder (WSP) is an agro-waste material generated in all over the world,
primarily has no important use. In this study, an attempt has been made to utilize this waste …

Interfacial and physico-mechanical properties of walnut shell fiber reinforced polyester matrix composites

G Açıkbaş - Materials Testing, 2018 - degruyter.com
Turkey produces over 200,000 tons of walnut annually as the fourth largest producer in the
world. Walnut shells amount to 40–60% of the total weight, rendering over 100,000 tons of …