Renewable and Sustainable Composites

Pereira, António B.; Fernandes, Fábio A. O.

doi:10.5772/intechopen.77412

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Plant Fibers as Composite Reinforcements for Biomedical Applications

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Plant fibers possess high strength, high fracture toughness and elasticity, and have proven useful because of their diversity, versatility, renewability, and sustainability. For biomedical applications, these natural fibers have been used as reinforcement for biocomposites to infer these hybrid biomaterials mechanical characteristics, such as stiffness, strength, and durability. The reinforced hybrid composites have been tested in structural and semi-structural biodevices for potential applications in orthopedics, prosthesis, tissue engineering, and wound dressings. This review introduces plant fibers, their properties and factors impacting them, in addition to their applications. Then, it discusses different methodologies used to prepare hybrid composites based on these widespread, renewable fibers and the unique properties that the obtained biomaterials possess. It also examines several examples of hybrid composites and their biomedical applications. Finally, the findings are summed up and some thoughts for future developments are provided. Overall, the focus of the present review lies in analyzing the design, requirements, and performance, and future developments of hybrid composites based on plant fibers.

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Plant Fibers as Composite Reinforcements for Biomedical Applications

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Composition and Structure Influence on Properties of Elastomeric Composites with Silicon Dioxide Fillers

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Application and Characterization of Rubber Materials

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The problem of finding effective polymer elastomer fillers now is actual task. This chapter presents experimental studies of composites based on industrial synthetic butadiene-styrene rubber with amorphous silicon dioxide filler particles, obtained from rice husk ash processing products. The new methodology was developed for producing highly dispersed fillers powders with micro- and nano-sizes using a planetary ball mill. The synthesized composites surface structure was investigated using scanning electron and atomic force microscopy. The composites elastic-strength properties were studied by tensile testing machine. The significant influence of the surface functionality and the carbon/silicon dioxide ratio in fillers on the elastomeric composites mechanical properties is shown. It is concluded that these new classes of reinforcing fillers can be recommended for practical use.

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Renewable and Sustainable Composites

Cited by 2 publications

References 78 publications

Plant Fibers as Composite Reinforcements for Biomedical Applications

Plant Fibers as Composite Reinforcements for Biomedical Applications

Composition and Structure Influence on Properties of Elastomeric Composites with Silicon Dioxide Fillers

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