@article{Lee:2012:10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.06.014,
author = {Lee, K-Y and Ho, KKC and Schlufter, K and Bismarck, A},
doi = {10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.06.014},
journal = {Composites Science and Technology},
pages = {1479--1486},
title = {Hierarchical composites reinforced with robust short sisal fibre preforms utilising bacterial cellulose as binder},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.06.014},
volume = {72},
year = {2012}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB  - A novel robust non-woven sisal fibre preform was manufactured using a papermaking process utilising nanosized bacterial cellulose (BC) as binder for the sisal fibres. It was found that BC provides significant mechanical strength to the sisal fibre preforms. This can be attributed to the high stiffness and strength of the BC network. Truly green non-woven fibre preform reinforced hierarchical composites were prepared by infusing the fibre preforms with acrylated epoxidised soybean oil (AESO) using vacuum assisted resin infusion, followed by thermal curing. Both the tensile and flexural properties of the hierarchical composites showed significant improvements over polyAESO and neat sisal fibre preform reinforced polyAESO. These results were corroborated by the thermo-mechanical behaviour of the (hierarchical) composites, which showed an increased storage modulus and enhanced fibre–matrix stress transfer. Micromechanical modelling was also performed on the (hierarchical) composites. By using BC as binder for short sisal fibres, added benefits such as the high Young’s modulus of BC, enhanced fibre–fibre and fibre–matrix stress transfer can be utilised in the resulting hierarchical composites.
AU  - Lee,K-Y
AU  - Ho,KKC
AU  - Schlufter,K
AU  - Bismarck,A
DO  - 10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.06.014
EP  - 1486
PY  - 2012///
SN  - 0266-3538
SP  - 1479
TI  - Hierarchical composites reinforced with robust short sisal fibre preforms utilising bacterial cellulose as binder
T2  - Composites Science and Technology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2012.06.014
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/26785
VL  - 72
ER  - 

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