PMID- 37504861
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230730
IS  - 2079-4983 (Print)
IS  - 2079-4983 (Electronic)
IS  - 2079-4983 (Linking)
VI  - 14
IP  - 7
DP  - 2023 Jul 12
TI  - Unveiling the Potential of Rice Straw Nanofiber-Reinforced HDPE for Biomedical 
      Applications: Investigating Mechanical and Tribological Characteristics.
LID - 10.3390/jfb14070366 [doi]
LID - 366
AB  - The efficient utilization of rice waste has the potential to significantly 
      contribute to environmental sustainability by minimizing the waste impact on the 
      environment. Through repurposing such waste, novel materials can be developed for 
      various biomedical applications. This approach not only mitigates waste, but it 
      also promotes the adoption of sustainable materials within the industry. In this 
      research, rice-straw-derived nanofibers (RSNFs) were utilized as a reinforcement 
      material for high-density polyethylene (HDPE). The rice-straw-derived nanofibers 
      were incorporated at different concentrations (1, 2, 3, and 4 wt.%) into the 
      HDPE. The composites were fabricated using twin-screw extrusion (to ensure 
      homogenous distribution) and the injection-molding process (to crease the test 
      samples). Then, the mechanical strengths and frictional performances of the 
      bio-composites were assessed. Different characterization techniques were utilized 
      to investigate the morphology of the RSNFs. Thermal analyses (TGA/DTG/DSC), the 
      contact angle, and XRD were utilized to study the performances of the HDPE/RSNF 
      composites. The study findings demonstrated that the addition of RSNFs as a 
      reinforcement to the HDPE improved the hydrophilicity, strength, hardness, and 
      wear resistance of the proposed bio-composites.
FAU - Taha, Mohamed
AU  - Taha M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3726-4491
AD  - Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Technology, Arab 
      Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Sadat Road, Aswan 81511, 
      Egypt.
FAU - Fouly, Ahmed
AU  - Fouly A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0358-0392
AD  - Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, 
      Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Abdo, Hany S
AU  - Abdo HS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7260-639X
AD  - Center of Excellence for Research in Engineering Materials (CEREM), King Saud 
      University, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Alnaser, Ibrahim A
AU  - Alnaser IA
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6325-8410
AD  - Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, 
      Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia.
FAU - Abouzeid, Ragab
AU  - Abouzeid R
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1501-3336
AD  - School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University AgCenter, Baton 
      Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
FAU - Nabhan, Ahmed
AU  - Nabhan A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7841-1115
AD  - Department of Production Engineering and Mechanical Design, Faculty of 
      Engineering, Minia University, Minia 61519, Egypt.
LA  - eng
GR  - IFKSUOR3-107-1/King Saud University/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230712
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - J Funct Biomater
JT  - Journal of functional biomaterials
JID - 101570734
PMC - PMC10381549
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - HDPE nanocomposites
OT  - biomedical applications
OT  - green composites
OT  - rice straw nanofiber (RSNF)
COIS- The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interest or 
      personal relationship that could have appeared to influence the work reported in 
      this paper.
EDAT- 2023/07/28 13:10
MHDA- 2023/07/28 13:11
PMCR- 2023/07/12
CRDT- 2023/07/28 09:14
PHST- 2023/06/06 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/07/06 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/07/10 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/07/28 13:11 [medline]
PHST- 2023/07/28 13:10 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/07/28 09:14 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/07/12 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - jfb14070366 [pii]
AID - jfb-14-00366 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/jfb14070366 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Funct Biomater. 2023 Jul 12;14(7):366. doi: 10.3390/jfb14070366.