The dominant emerging materials from more than 30 years ago are plastics, ceramics, and
composite materials. Composite materials have steady growth in the volume and number of …

Bouligand structure lays the mechanical foundations for the survival of many organisms.
Decoding and transcribing the biological Bouligand structure into synthetic materials is …

Biodegradable natural fibre composites are increasingly developed for lightweight structural
applications in automobile and construction industries with significant environmental benefit …

The debonding behavior of natural fibers with cement matrix at elevated temperatures has
been investigated by introducing a new test method for measuring the interfacial shear …

The mechanism of pyrolysis of natural fibres in cementitious composites at high temperature
has been investigated based on a new developed separation method. The influence of …

Recognized as a high-quality biomass resource, bamboo presents challenges in its effective
utilization owing to its complex cellular structure and diverse cell types. Thus, identifying …

Hydrothermal pretreatment (HTP) has long been considered as an efficient and green
treatment process on lignocellulosic biomass for bioconversion. However, the variations of …

In the last few decades, the global community's demands are getting stronger for more
environmentally friendly materials. Natural fiber reinforced composites have been applied as …

Bamboo has shown great potential in various fields such as construction, furniture, and
decoration due to its fast growth rate, short degradation cycle, strong carbon sequestration …

A synergistic process with steam explosion pretreatment (SEP) followed by sodium
carbonate-oxygen cooking (SCOC) upon bamboo was evaluated for its effect on separating …