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A synergistic surface modification strategy combining mild alkali delignification with APTES grafting significantly enhances the tensile strength and interfacial adhesion of bamboo fiber-reinforced epoxy composites, achieving mechanical performance that surpasses many metallic structural materials. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To develop a dual surface modification strategy using mild alkali delignification and silane coupling to improve interfacial bonding and mechanical performance in continuous bamboo-epoxy composites.

September 8, 2026ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Synergistic Surface Modification Of Bamboo Fibers For High-Performance Green Epoxy Composites

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PXPeiwen Xu JLJie Liu JSJian Sun

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Experimental study demonstrates high tensile and interfacial strength in bamboo epoxy composites, suggesting a scalable pathway for sustainable lightweight materials.

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To develop a dual surface modification strategy using mild alkali delignification and silane coupling to improve interfacial bonding and mechanical performance in continuous bamboo-epoxy composites.
Treated continuous bamboo strips via mild alkali delignification followed by aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) chemical grafting to tailor surface chemistry and topography.
Fabricated unidirectional epoxy composites and evaluated tensile properties, interfacial shear strength, thermal conductivity, hydrophobicity, and antifouling behavior.
Modified bamboo strips achieved a tensile strength of 823.1 MPa (a 78.1% increase over untreated bamboo), producing epoxy composites with a tensile strength of 502.3 MPa and a specific tensile strength of 401.84 MPa/(g·cm−3).
Interfacial shear strength increased by 204.5% to 25.7 MPa due to combined chemical bonding and mechanical interlocking.
The engineered composite demonstrated stable hydrophobicity, improved thermal conductivity, and effective antifouling resistance.

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Xu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd79b58e84d0ff5b466fa https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6c04673

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September 8, 2026ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

Synergistic Surface Modification Of Bamboo Fibers For High-Performance Green Epoxy Composites

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Authors

PXPeiwen Xu JLJie Liu JSJian Sun

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Experimental study demonstrates high tensile and interfacial strength in bamboo epoxy composites, suggesting a scalable pathway for sustainable lightweight materials.

Key Points

To develop a dual surface modification strategy using mild alkali delignification and silane coupling to improve interfacial bonding and mechanical performance in continuous bamboo-epoxy composites.
Treated continuous bamboo strips via mild alkali delignification followed by aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) chemical grafting to tailor surface chemistry and topography.
Fabricated unidirectional epoxy composites and evaluated tensile properties, interfacial shear strength, thermal conductivity, hydrophobicity, and antifouling behavior.
Modified bamboo strips achieved a tensile strength of 823.1 MPa (a 78.1% increase over untreated bamboo), producing epoxy composites with a tensile strength of 502.3 MPa and a specific tensile strength of 401.84 MPa/(g·cm−3).
Interfacial shear strength increased by 204.5% to 25.7 MPa due to combined chemical bonding and mechanical interlocking.
The engineered composite demonstrated stable hydrophobicity, improved thermal conductivity, and effective antifouling resistance.

Cite This Study

Xu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd79b58e84d0ff5b466fa https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.6c04673

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