TY - JOUR
T1 - Plant Fibers as Composite Reinforcements for Biomedical Applications
AU - Zamora-Mendoza, Lizbeth
AU - Gushque, Fernando
AU - Yanez, Sabrina
AU - Jara, Nicole
AU - Álvarez-Barreto, José F.
AU - Zamora-Ledezma, Camilo
AU - Dahoumane, Si Amar
AU - Alexis, Frank
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 by the authors.
PY - 2023/7/5
Y1 - 2023/7/5
N2 - Plant fibers possess high strength, high fracture toughness and elasticity, and have proven useful because of their diversity, versatility, renewability, and sustainability. For biomedical applications, these natural fibers have been used as reinforcement for biocomposites to infer these hybrid biomaterials mechanical characteristics, such as stiffness, strength, and durability. The reinforced hybrid composites have been tested in structural and semi-structural biodevices for potential applications in orthopedics, prosthesis, tissue engineering, and wound dressings. This review introduces plant fibers, their properties and factors impacting them, in addition to their applications. Then, it discusses different methodologies used to prepare hybrid composites based on these widespread, renewable fibers and the unique properties that the obtained biomaterials possess. It also examines several examples of hybrid composites and their biomedical applications. Finally, the findings are summed up and some thoughts for future developments are provided. Overall, the focus of the present review lies in analyzing the design, requirements, and performance, and future developments of hybrid composites based on plant fibers.
AB - Plant fibers possess high strength, high fracture toughness and elasticity, and have proven useful because of their diversity, versatility, renewability, and sustainability. For biomedical applications, these natural fibers have been used as reinforcement for biocomposites to infer these hybrid biomaterials mechanical characteristics, such as stiffness, strength, and durability. The reinforced hybrid composites have been tested in structural and semi-structural biodevices for potential applications in orthopedics, prosthesis, tissue engineering, and wound dressings. This review introduces plant fibers, their properties and factors impacting them, in addition to their applications. Then, it discusses different methodologies used to prepare hybrid composites based on these widespread, renewable fibers and the unique properties that the obtained biomaterials possess. It also examines several examples of hybrid composites and their biomedical applications. Finally, the findings are summed up and some thoughts for future developments are provided. Overall, the focus of the present review lies in analyzing the design, requirements, and performance, and future developments of hybrid composites based on plant fibers.
KW - biomaterials
KW - biomedical applications
KW - composites
KW - fibers
KW - plant
KW - polymers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85166291840&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/bioengineering10070804
DO - 10.3390/bioengineering10070804
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 37508831
AN - SCOPUS:85166291840
SN - 2306-5354
VL - 10
JO - Bioengineering
JF - Bioengineering
IS - 7
M1 - 804
ER -
