Author:Agbakoba, Victor C; Hlangothi, P; Andrew, Jerome E; Mathew, Maya JDate:Sep 2022There is a growing need for diversified material feedstock for 3D printing technologies such as fused deposition modelling (FDM) techniques. This has resulted in an increased drive in the research and development of eco-friendly biopolymer-based ...Read more
Author:John, Maya J; Anandjiwala, R; Oksman, K; Mathew, APDate:Apr 2012Bio-based continuous fibers were processed from polylactic acid (PLA) and cellulose nanowhiskers (CNWs) by melt spinning. Melt compounding of master batches of PLA with 10 wt % CNWs and pure PLA was carried out using a twin-screw extruder in ...Read more