Investigation of the physical, chemical and thermal properties of a novel lignocellulosic fiber extracted from the leaf stalk.

Natural plant fibers are inexpensive, lightweight, renewable, and environmentally friendly, making them sustainable substitutes for synthetic materials. This study aims to identify alternative, eco-friendly replacements for nonbiodegradable fibers used in polymer composites. To achieve this goal, the fibers from leaf stalks were thoroughly characterized, with a focus on their physical, mechanical, thermal, and morphological properties.

Fabrication and characterization of antimicrobial wound dressing nanofibrous materials by PVA-betel leaf extract.

This present study involves the formation and investigation of the characteristics of a fabricated mat from a PVA-betel leaf mixture. Under ideal processing parameters, nanofibrous mat is synthesized from the PVA-betel leaf blended solution by using the electrospinning technique. Afterwards, the produced nanofibrous mat is assessed for its thermal, antibacterial, morphological, moisture management and chemical interaction behavior using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), antibacterial assay, scanning electron microscope (SEM), moisture management tester (MMT) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) respectively.