Recent advances in biodegradable polymers for sustainable applications

A Samir, FH Ashour, AAA Hakim… - Npj Materials …, 2022 - nature.com
The interest in producing biodegradable polymers by chemical treatment, microorganisms
and enzymes has increased to make it easier to dispose after the end of its use without …

A review of natural fiber composites: Properties, modification and processing techniques, characterization, applications

A Gholampour, T Ozbakkaloglu - Journal of Materials Science, 2020 - Springer
There has been much effort to provide eco-friendly and biodegradable materials for the next
generation of composite products owing to global environmental concerns and increased …

Recently explored natural cellulosic plant fibers 2018–2022: A potential raw material resource for lightweight composites

A Vinod, MR Sanjay, S Siengchin - Industrial Crops and Products, 2023 - Elsevier
The applications of composite materials had grown significantly over a certain period due to
their weight-saving and cost-effective parameters. The use of synthetic materials and …

[HTML][HTML] A state-of-the-art review on potential applications of natural fiber-reinforced polymer composite filled with inorganic nanoparticle

T Mishra, P Mandal, AK Rout, D Sahoo - Composites Part C: Open Access, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural fibres have recently piqued the interest of researchers due to their low cost,
availability, sustainability, renewable, and biodegradable properties, which can also be …

[HTML][HTML] Critical review of natural fiber reinforced hybrid composites: Processing, properties, applications and cost

MJ Suriani, RA Ilyas, MYM Zuhri, A Khalina… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing scientific interest has occurred concerning the utilization of natural fiber-
enhanced hybrid composites that incorporate one or more types of natural enhancement …

Thermal and mechanical properties of bamboo fiber reinforced composites

SC Chin, KF Tee, FS Tong, HR Ong… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents the thermal and mechanical properties of bamboo fiber reinforced
composite (BFRC) derived from Gigantochloa scortechinii. The bamboo fibers were …

Environmental and operational conditions effects on Lamb wave based structural health monitoring systems: A review

R Gorgin, Y Luo, Z Wu - Ultrasonics, 2020 - Elsevier
Lamb wave is widely recognized as one of the most encouraging tools for structural health
monitoring (SHM) systems. In spite of many favourable characteristics of Lamb wave for …

Processing and characterization of natural cellulose fibers/thermoset polymer composites

VK Thakur, MK Thakur - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
Recently natural cellulose fibers from different biorenewable resources have attracted the
considerable attraction of research community all around the globe owing to their unique …

Recent advances in epoxy resin, natural fiber-reinforced epoxy composites and their applications

N Saba, M Jawaid, OY Alothman… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The versatile characteristic of epoxy and its diversity made it suitable for different industrial
applications such as laminated circuit board, electronic component encapsulations, surface …

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) fibre reinforced polymer composite materials: A review on preparation, properties and prospects

M Ramesh - Progress in Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
History is often marked by the materials and technology that reflect human capability and
understanding. The increasing needs on bio-degradable and eco-friendly nature for …