funding from Researchers Supporting Project Number(RSP2024R355),King Saud University,Riyadh,Saudi Arabia.
An innovative microcrystalline cellulose(MCC)natural fibre powder-reinforced PLA biocomposite was investigated using the hand lay-up technique.The polymer matrix composite(PMC)samples were prepared by varying the weig...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.32201491);China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No.2021M690847);Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (No.BK20200775);Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China (No.21KJB220011);Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province (No.2021RC2106);Deputy General Project of Science and Technology of Jiangsu Province (No.FZ20211507);Hunan Province Biomass-based Materials Green and Low-carbon Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering Technology Research centre (No.2022TP2033);Technology centre of Hunan Hongsen Novel Material Technology Co., Ltd. (No.HNJSZX2022290)。
Humans have relied on biomass for survival and development since the Stone Age. All aspects of human needs for materials are covered by tools, fuel, and buildings. Nowadays, metals and petroleum-based materials are wi...
supported by the Biopolymer Network Limited(a research collaboration funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Business,Innovation and Employment).
The canola oil industry generates significant waste as canola meal(CM)which has limited scope and applications.This study demonstrates the possibility of valorization of CM as a sustainable natural filler in a biodegr...
Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51905555,52105523);Hu-Xiang Youth Talent Program of China(Grant No.2020RC3009);Innovation-Driven Project of Central South University of China(Grant No.2019CX017).
The application of continuous natural fibers as reinforcement in composite thin-walled structures offers a feasible approach to achieve light weight and high strength while remaining environmentally friendly.In additi...
The authors also gratefully acknowledge funding from the Australian Research Council(IC170100061)through the Centre for Personalised Therapeutics Technologies,and the Science-Industry PhD Fellowship from the Western Australia Department of Jobs,Tourism,Science and Innovation(awarded to B.S.H.).
Biopolymers play a critical role as scaffolds used in tendon and ligament(TL)regeneration.Although advanced biopolymer materials have been proposed with optimised mechanical properties,biocompatibility,degradation,and...
The construction industry is a major contributor to environmental pollution.The effect of the construction industry on the environment may be mitigated using eco-friendly construction materials,such as biocomposites.O...
This work was also supported by the Project“Development,Properties,and Application of Eco-Friendly Wood-Based Composites”,No.HИC-Б-1145/04.2021,carried out at the University of Forestry,Sofia,Bulgaria.The authors would like to acknowledge the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme(FRGS 2018-1);Reference Code:FRGS/1/2018/WAB07/UPM/1 provided by the Ministry of Higher Education,Malaysia.
Black liquor is obtained as a by-product of the pulping process,which is used to convert biomass into pulp by removing lignin,hemicelluloses and other extractives from wood to free cellulose fibers.Lignin represents a...
The authors aregrateful to the University of Monastir and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research Tunisia for their support(LGM:LAB-MA-05).
High-Density Polyethylene(HDPE)wear debris generated in the hip joint prothesis leads to its loosening.The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of Squid Pen(SP)on the tribological and physicochemical proper...
the financial supports from the Research Fund of Atatürk University, Turkey (No. FDK-2019-7281)。
Ti-based scaffolds reinforced with zirconia and hydroxyapatite were produced successfully by a hybrid method with an eco-friendliness and low cost to obtain low elastic modulus(E) with sufficient physical, electrochem...
support from Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(19KJA310001,PAPD).
Nitric oxide(NO)plays an important role in wound healing,due to its ability to contract wound surfaces,dilate blood vessels,participate in inflammation as well as promote collagen synthesis,angiogenesis and fibroblast...