Functional Composite Materials

Improving the inter-laminar fracture behaviour of hemp/epoxy composites under mode-II loading using alkali treated fiber and CNT modified matrix: an emphasis at different in-situ elevated temperatures

Pub Date : 2026-10-08 DOI: 10.1186/s42252-026-00112-1 Devalingam Santhosh Kumar, Makkuva Tarak Ram, Rohith Gandi, Suvvada Hariprasad, Tanmay Bhattacharyya, Rajesh Kumar Prusty

Review: design, function, and translation of next-generation nanocomposite materials for energy conversion and storage applications

Pub Date : 2026-10-06 DOI: 10.1186/s42252-026-00111-2 Palraj Kalimuthu, Ganesan Anushya, Vinitha Mariyappan, Pitchaimani Veerakumar, Mohammed Mujahid Alam, Rasu Ramachandran, Kandasamy Muthusamy

Measuring longitudinal elastic modulus of bamboo through free vibration approach

Pub Date : 2026-10-05 DOI: 10.1186/s42252-026-00110-3 Yong X. Gan, Kexin Deng, Kevin C. Gan, Hein Htet, Chuan-Chiang Chen