Nanoindentation and the low velocity impact response of biofibre, biopolymer and its biocomposite derived from sugar palm tree

• Main Authors: Sahari, J., Salit, Mohd Sapuan, Zainudin, Edi Syams, Ishak, Mohamad Ridzwan, Maleque, Md Abdul, Mohamed Yusoff, Mohd Zuhri, Akhtar, Riaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bentham Science Publishers 2017
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62513/1/BIO.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62513/; https://www.eurekaselect.com/145187/article
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Biofibres have gained a considerable attention due to benefits such as environmentally friendly, renewability, biodegradability, low weight and cost. Although many researches have been done on sugar palm fibres (SPF), there are few studies on characterizing their micromechanical properties by using...