WDue to their good mechanical properties and low production costs, natural fibres are becoming a feasible choice as reinforcement for polymer matrices. Their low density also affords very good ...

A plant fibre can be compared to a composite material that is reinforced with cellulose fibrils (Figure 1) [1]. These are oriented helically at an angle called the microfibrillar angle. In a composite ...

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