Potential use of plant fibres and their composites for biomedical applications

• Main Authors: Namvar, Farideh, Jawaid, Mohammad, Md. Tahir, Paridah, Mohamad, Rosfarizan, Azizi, Susan, Khodavandi, Alireza, Rahman, Heshu Sulaiman, Nayeri, Majid Dehghan
• Format: Article
• Published: North Carolina State University 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34974/; http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_09_3_Namvar_Review_Plant%20Fibers_Composites_Biomedical_Uses

Plant-based fibers such as flax, jute, sisal, hemp, and kenaf have been frequently used in the manufacturing of biocomposites. Natural fibres possess a high strength to weight ratio, non-corrosive nature, high fracture toughness, renewability, and sustainability, which give them unique advantages ov...