Natural-fiber-reinforced chitosan, chitosan blends and their nanocomposites for various advanced applications

RA Ilyas, HA Aisyah, AH Nordin, N Ngadi, MYM Zuhri… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

A review on extraction, chemical treatment, characterization of natural fibers and its composites for potential applications

P Jagadeesh, M Puttegowda… - Polymer …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent days, natural fiber reinforced polymer composite is more popular due to its
extensive properties suitable for various potential applications. The attention towards natural …

Polymer‐based composites: an indispensable material for present and future applications

IO Oladele, TF Omotosho… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Right from the early days, polymer materials have been discovered as being beneficial for
various applications but a poor understanding of these materials greatly handicapped their …

Recent developments and challenges in natural fiber composites: a review

P Jagadeesh, M Puttegowda… - Polymer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The continuous demands for reducing environmental impact and energy consumption are
the major driving factors for the development of natural fiber (NF)‐reinforced composites …

Chitosan-based smart biomaterials for biomedical applications: Progress and perspectives

IJ Budiarso, NDW Rini, A Tsalsabila… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over the past decade, smart and functional biomaterials have escalated as one of the most
rapidly emerging fields in the life sciences because the performance of biomaterials could …

Comparative analysis of erosive wear behaviour of epoxy, polyester and vinyl esters based thermosetting polymer composites for human prosthetic applications using …

JM Khare, S Dahiya, B Gangil, L Ranakoti, S Sharma… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In polymer composites, synthetic fibers are primarily used as a chief reinforcing material,
with a wide range of applications, and are therefore essential to study. In the present work …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancing the properties of date palm fibre reinforced bio-epoxy composites with chitosan–synthesis, mechanical properties, and dimensional stability

SN Sarmin, M Jawaid, SA Zaki, AM Radzi… - Journal of King Saud …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present work deals with the mechanical behavior of dual bonding filler; chitosan (CTS)
and date palm (DP) fibre in bio-epoxy composites. The primary objective of this research …

Antimicrobial properties of plant fibers

L Zamora-Mendoza, E Guamba, K Miño, MP Romero… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Healthcare-associated infections (HAI), or nosocomial infections, are a global health and
economic problem in developed and developing countries, particularly for …

Potential use of natural fiber-reinforced polymer biocomposites in knee prostheses: A review on fair inclusion in amputees

S Kumar, S Bhowmik - Iranian Polymer Journal, 2022 - Springer
Amputation is a surgical operation to remove a part or limb from the body due to some major
illness, birth defect, accidents, vascular disease, surgery, etc. The number of amputee …

Effect of ammonium polyphosphate on fire‐retardant, mechanical, and vibrational analysis of epoxy/glass/ramie hybrid composite

C Thiyagu, U NarendraKumar - Polymer Composites, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hybrid polymer composites (synthetic and/or natural fiber) are highly prominent in the fields
of automotive, aerospace, construction, and marine. This work aims at developing a novel …