This paper reviews current research, techniques for characterization and trends on the field of nanocomposites. Nanocomposites are new materials made with fillers which have nanosize. These materials have a big potential for applications in the automotive and aerospace industry as well as in construction, electrical applications and food packing. There is a tremendous interest for using bionano...

A natural fiber is potential material to use for wide range applications. Due high content of cellulose, it also abundant in nature. The combination two form sugarcane bagasse (SB) and rice husk (RH) could be used as template magnetic nanoparticle biocomposites. In order produce functionality biocomposites, important modify by amine group. This research focus on evaluate characterized the conce...

This study was concerned with the adhesion of resin cement to metal surfaces obtained by selective laser melting process (SLM), and how it could be improved bond strength at biocomposite-metal junction. The SLM substrates were manufactured out pure titanium (Ti), Ti6Al7Nb, CoCr alloys. metallic covered 5 types biocomposites: 2 commercially resin-modified glass-ionomer cements (GC Fuji Plus KETA...

Currently, numerous research groups have explored the production and properties of biocomposites where the polymer matrices are derived from renewable resources such as poly lactide (PLA), thermoplastic starch (TPS), cellulose and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs). This review is carried out to evaluate the development and properties of natural fibre reinforced biodegradable polymer composites. They...

Tissue-derived cultured cells exhibit a remarkable range of morphological features in vitro, depending on phenotypic expression and environmental interactions. Translation of these cellular architectures into inorganic materials would provide routes to generate hierarchical nanomaterials with stabilized structures and functions. Here, we describe the fabrication of cell/silica composites (CSCs)...

Author Information Christopher Gauland, DPM, FACFAS, is Chief, Division of Podiatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Pitt County Memorial Hospital, and is a podiatrist at Eastern Carolina Foot & Ankle Specialists, Greenville, North Carolina. The author disclosed that he was a member of the speaker's bureau for Smith & Nephew; is a consultant/advisor to Biocomposites, Inc; and is a member of the...

Remarkable mechanical properties of biocomposites (bone, teeth, shell, antler etc.) are usually attributed to their special design where staggered mineral platelets are embedded in a protein matrix. Because of the high aspect ratio of the platelet the soft protein deforms in the shear mode predominantly providing the linkage for the hard inclusions. Mimicking Nature one might design materials w...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of sodium hyaluronate (HY), single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and HY-functionalized SWCNTs (HY-SWCNTs) on the behavior of primary osteoblasts, as well as to investigate the deposition of inorganic crystals on titanium surfaces coated with these biocomposites. Primary osteoblasts were obtained from the calvarial bones of male newborn Wistar...