کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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1465940 | 1509896 | 2015 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

We describe how the mechanical properties of natural fibre composites can be improved by precipitating coral-like coatings to the surfaces of reinforcing fibres. We consider three amino-acid templates (l-lysine, glycine and ββ-alanine) on calcium carbonate growth to natural fibres. l-Lysine forms reticulate flower-like crystals, ββ-alanine forms globular crystals and glycine forms blocky crystals. These coralised fibres are used to reinforce styrene butadiene rubber and when compared against untreated-fibre reinforced composites; we find that at sufficiently high concentrations l-lysine templated mineral coatings improve composite strength by more than 100%. Contrarily, ββ-alanine and glycine templated mineral coatings do not improve the composite strength by more than ca. 60% and ca. 40% respectively. Molecular dynamics simulations elucidate the attachment mechanisms for each amino acid and the highest potential is in the l-lysine templated crystals. Finite element analyses reveal the success of l-lysine templated coatings is due to a heightened fibre tractive resistance.
Journal: Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing - Volume 75, August 2015, Pages 84–88