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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2026

PLA Biocomposites Reinforced with Cinnamon-Treated Flax Fibers.

Magdalena Stepczyńska, Alona Pawłowska, Rafał Malinowski

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. 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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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Magdalena StepczyńskaDepartment of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz Wielki University, JK Chodkiewicza 30 St., 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-9728-5633
Alona PawłowskaDepartment of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz Wielki University, JK Chodkiewicza 30 St., 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5756-5083
Rafał MalinowskiŁukasiewicz Research Network-Institute of Polymer Materials, M.Skłodowska-Curie 55 St., 87-100 Torun, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-7762-5875

Funding

National Science Centre 2023/49/N/ST11/01718
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this research, PLA biocomposites reinforced with 20 wt% flax fibers modified with 1, 5, 10, and 20% concentrations of trans-cinnamic acid (TC) were prepared. The materials were systematically characterized to evaluate their structural, thermal, viscoelastic, surface, and functional properties. Thermal stability and phase transitions were analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis (TG) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), while viscoelastic behavior and molecular relaxation processes were investigated by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). To elucidate failure mechanisms and interfacial quality, fracture surface morphology after tensile testing was observed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Surface wettability was determined through water contact angle measurements, and antibacterial activity against

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antibacterial activityflax fibersinterfacial adhesionlignocellulosic fibersPLA biocompositessurface modificationtrans-cinnamic acid

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PMID42073796
PMCPMC13117463

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