Optimizing Biomedical Facilities Performance with Dombeya Fiber-Paper Particle Hybrid Reinforced Epoxy Composites

Authors

  • Linus Nnubuike Onuh Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, State, Nigeria. / Faculty of Materials and Chemical Engineering, University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Egyetem ut 1, 3515 Hungary. https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1202-5140
  • Isiaka Oluwole Oladele Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, State, Nigeria. / Centre for Nanomechanics and Tribocorrosion, School of Metallurgy, Chemical and Mining Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7168-1518
  • Samuel Falana Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, State, Nigeria.Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, State, Nigeria. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2938-0305
  • Isaiah Olumuyiwa Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, State, Nigeria.Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, State, Nigeria. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8509-3589
  • Miracle Hope Adegun Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, State, Nigeria. / Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3752-779X
  • Samson Oluwagbenga Adelani Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, State, Nigeria. / Materials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado Boulder, 80303, Colorado, USA https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5647-3788
  • Ganiu Okikiola Agbabiaka Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo, State, Nigeria. / Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3932-9984

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54327/set2024/v4.i1.114

Keywords:

Natural fiber, Hybrid, Dombeya fiber, Paper-particles, Epoxy, Biocomposite, Biomedical, Mechanical, Wear

Abstract

Since the last two decades, the use of natural fiber reinforced polymer composites has garnered significant application considerations over the synthetic fiber reinforced composites due to their numerous advantages and unique properties. Likewise, epoxy resin has attracted the interest of many researchers for composite synthesis, basically because of its chemical stability, thermal and mechanical characteristics. Hence, the primary aim of this study was to investigate the influence of dombeya fiber and paper particulate on the physical and mechanical properties of dombeya fiber and paper particulate-reinforced polymer composites for structural applications. Dombeya fiber and paper particles are renewable and biodegradable materials, thereby making them environmentally friendly materials to replace synthetic materials. Hand lay-up technique was utilized to fabricate the hybrid-reinforced biocomposites after which they were subjected to mechanical, wear, density, and moisture absorption properties. The surface morphology of the fractured surface was also analyzed to investigate its microstructural features. It was discovered from the results that hybrid biocomposites demonstrated improved properties over the unreinforced composite, with composites from 9-wt% dombeya fiber-paper particles reinforced biocomposite exhibiting the most suitable properties with commensurate density with the unreinforced epoxy matrix. These obtained characteristics support the material as a suitable material for biomedical apparatus application such as orthopedic implants, surgical instruments, and bone fixation devices. 

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Published

25.03.2024

Data Availability Statement

Supplementary materials and data used in this research are accessible upon request.

How to Cite

[1]
L. N. Onuh, “Optimizing Biomedical Facilities Performance with Dombeya Fiber-Paper Particle Hybrid Reinforced Epoxy Composites”, Sci. Eng. Technol., vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 14–31, Mar. 2024, doi: 10.54327/set2024/v4.i1.114.

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