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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Emerging Materials for Durable and Sustainable Design of Aeronautic Structures.

Pedro Carvalho, João Aguiar-Branco, Rui Miranda Guedes

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Pedro CarvalhoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
João Aguiar-BrancoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
Rui Miranda GuedesDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-5513-9155

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sustainable and durable materials are in increasing demand as the aerospace sector seeks to reduce its environmental footprint while enhancing performance and safety. Biocomposites, recycled materials, nanomaterials, and advanced composites are being explored as alternatives to conventional aircraft materials. This work analyses the available options by comparing the mechanical properties, environmental impact, and lifecycle costs of these materials, as well as the associated manufacturing and implementation challenges. There are a few examples of next-generation materials being used in the aircraft industry. Furthermore, regulatory and technical barriers to implementation emphasize the importance of certification processes and scalability considerations. The final part explores the next generation of recyclable and sustainable composite materials, which could potentially reduce the aerospace sector's impact on greenhouse gas emissions. These comprise future research pathways in advanced aerospace materials that will help lead the industry towards sustainability.

Indexed as

aerospace engineeringbio-compositescarbon fiber recyclingCFRPemerging materialslife cycle assessment (LCA)nano-materialsrecycled materialssustainable aviationthermoplastic compositesvitrimers

Identifiers

PMID41227878
PMCPMC12608042

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