Advanced Natural Fiber Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Circular and Green Sustainable Polymer Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 May 2023) | Viewed by 3953
Special Issue Editor
Interests: investigation of structures, properties, and applications of biopolymers; hierarchical structure of biopolymers; polysaccharide-based and protein-based composites; biopolymer interactions; preparation of biopolymer-based nanofibers; new applications of biopolymers in biomedicine, water treatment, energy storage, and intelligent sensing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
I am honored to be invited by the Editor of Polymers (MDPI) as a guest editor to coordinate a Special Issue entitled “Advanced Natural Fiber Composites”. It is our intent with this issue to connect researchers from the community of polymers with the natural fiber composites community and foster a deeper mutual understanding of the expertise and experience each community has developed.
This Special Issue is motivated by recent remarkable achievements in green technology in material science through the development of natural fiber composites. Natural fiber composites have demonstrated great potential for various applications owing to their advantages compared to synthetic fiber composites, such as low cost, sustainability, and biodegradability.
In general, this Special Issue is oriented toward innovations and improvements in natural fiber composites. Topics covered include natural fiber manufacturing, advanced multiple functionalities (physical, chemical, and biological functionalities), original design for natural fiber composites, composites recycling, fiber–matrix interactions, advanced applications of natural fiber composites in water treatment, filtration, tissue engineering, wound dressing, drug delivery, food packaging, energy storage, electronic devices, and intelligent sensors, among others.
Submitted manuscripts (research papers, reviews, communications, letters, and perspectives) should not have been published previously nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere. All manuscripts are refereed through a peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the journal’s website.
Dr. Ying Pei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- natural fiber
- nanofibers derived from natural resource
- composite designing
- factionalized natural fiber
- fiber modification
- fiber reinforcement
- fiber–matrix interactions
- advanced applications
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