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| Conference Tools for 2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition |
About this Symposium |
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| Meeting | 2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition |
| Symposium | Natural Fibers and Biocomposites: A Sustainable Solution |
| Sponsorship | TMS Functional Materials Division TMS Structural Materials Division TMS: Biomaterials Committee TMS: Composite Materials Committee |
| Organizer(s) | Henry A. Colorado, Universidad de Antioquia Sergio Neves Monteiro, Instituto Militar de Engenharia Marc A. Meyers, University of California, San Diego Carlos Castano Londono, Virginia Commonwealth University George Youssef, San Diego State University Felipe Perisse Duarte Lopes, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Daniel Salazar, BCMaterials |
| Scope | Natural fibers' abundance, excellent properties, biodegradability, and low cost make this renewable resource a green alternative to synthetic fibers for composite material reinforcement. There has been an increase in research and industrial attention for using natural fibers since they can reduce the net CO2 footprint compared to traditional synthetic materials, given their carbon dioxide absorption while growing. Biocomposite materials with natural fibers are mainly developed with polymer matrices. The need to create sustainable solutions and, more critically, biodegradable or biocompatible has promoted applications in sports, transportation, armor, medicine, infrastructure, construction and building materials, and architecture.
The purpose of this symposium is to promote the use of natural materials and their composites as a possible strategy to increase environmental sustainability, as well as to study materials fundamentals for new applications. The main areas are shown below but are not limited to: |
| Abstracts Due | 07/15/2024 |
| Proceedings Plan | Planned: |
PRESENTATIONS APPROVED FOR THIS SYMPOSIUM INCLUDE |
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