Polymers have been widely applied in various fields in the daily routines and the
manufacturing. Despite the awareness of the aggressive and inevitable aging for the …

The production of bio-based composites with enhanced characteristics constitutes a
strategic action to minimize the use of fossil fuel resources. The mechanical performances of …

Polylactic Acid is a sustainable, compostable bioplastic that requires specific
geoenvironmental conditions for degradation. The complexity of managing the PLA waste …

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) is a plant of industrial importance, its fibres being presently
used for high-value textile applications, composite reinforcements as well as natural …

The present work describes the use of novel flax preforms reinforcement as substitution of
glass fibres in complex composite stackings made of polyurethane foam impregnated with …

Abstract Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) and poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-
hydroxyhexanoate) were used to prepare microbeads, with diameter ranging from 50 to 100 …

Damping properties of plant fiber composites have been quite widely investigated based on
macroscale techniques. Considering their heterogeneous and hierarchical microstructure, it …

The use of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) fibres for textile dates back to several millennia; in
Ancient Egypt flax was widely used in many everyday items. While flax fibres continue to …

This study focuses on the use of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) by-product biomass from
industrial plants as reinforcement for designing a range of new degradable and biobased …

Autofluorescence generated by plant cells and tissues provides a label-free method for
investigating them without altering their structure and biochemistry. While in the literature …