Functional Composite Materials

Decoupling between water absorption and radial expansion in bio-SAP cores of Typha domingensis for natural geocomposites

Pub Date : 2026-11-03 DOI: 10.1186/s42252-026-00113-0 Luiz Diego Vidal Santos, Emersson Guedes da Silva, Francisco Sandro Rodrigues Holanda, Marcos Oliveira Santos, Marçal Rodrigues Marçal, Cicero inácio da Silva Filho, Eliana Midori Sussuchi, Renisson Neponuceno de Araújo Filho

Waste-derived aluminosilicate reinforcements in copper matrix composites for tribological applications: a critical review and future perspectives

Pub Date : 2026-11-02 DOI: 10.1186/s42252-026-00114-z Sehinde Happiness Saheyi, Saliu Ojo Seidu

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