Guest Editors
S.M. Sapuan, Professor, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
Professor S.M. Sapuan is Professor (A grade) in Composite Materials at Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing, Universiti Putra Malaysia. His research interests include natural fibre composites, biopolymer composites, materials selection of composites, concurrent engineering, conceptual design for composites, and biobased polymer composite packaging. He has published 950 papers in refereed journals. He was invited to deliver 48 keynote/plenary lectures at different conferences. He is a fellow of Society of Automotive Engineers International and Honorary Member of Asian Polymer Association. He has edited more than 30 books mainly in composites. He was the recipient of prestigious awards such as ISESCO Science Prize, Khawarizmi International Award, Top Research Scientists Malaysia Award, Malaysia Research Star Award, IET Achievement Award and Distinguished Researcher Award. He has been invited as guest editor in 29 special issues in different journals.
Summary
The contents of the special issue are related
to Design for sustainability, Life cycle analysis, Concurrent materials and
conceptual design selection; Fully biodegradable biopolymer composites, and
Design for Manufacture and all focusing on biofibres, biopolymers and
biocomposites as materials of concern. New innovation in materials design such
as sandwich structures, hybridization, incorporation of design features, are
needed. A lot has been written about performance and characterization of such
materials. Research and publication are needed to move away from pure testing
and characterization of such materials but other important aspects during
product development such as concurrent engineering, sustainability issues,
green design, design for the environment, etc have to be integrated in the
existing knowledge.
Keywords
Design for sustainability; Life cycle analysis; Concurrent materials and conceptual design selection; Design for manufacture; Advanced material design; Sandwich panel; Hybridization; Additive manufacturing of biocomposites; Natural fibres; Biopolymers; Bio fibres
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