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Toddy Palm (Borassus Flabellifer) Fruit Fibre Bundles as Reinforcement in Polylactide (PLA) Composites: An Overview About Fibre and Composite Characteristics

Nina Graupner^1,*, Koranat Narkpiban^2,5, Thiprada Poonsawat³, Porntip Tooptompong⁴, Jörg Müssig¹

1 The Biological Materials Group, Department of Biomimetics, HSB-City University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany,
2 Bioproduct Science, Department of Science, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University, 1 Malaiman Rd, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
3 Department of Botany, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, Kasetsart University, 1 Malaiman Rd, Kamphaeng Saen, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
4 Textile Technology and Innovation Research Unit, Department of Textile Science, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Kasetsart University, 50 Thanon Ngam Wong Wan, Khwaeng Lat Yao, Khet Chatuchuk, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
5 Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology Tawan-Ok, Chonburi 20110, Thailand.

*Corresponding Author: Nina Graupner. Email: .