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Whisker composite Inorganic whiskers Cutting blades... 

Natural fiber-reinforced PLA composites are attractive because both the reinforcement (natural fiber) and matrix (PLA) are obtained from renewable resources. Natural fibers are considered as environment friendly alternatives to conventional reinforcing fibers such as glass, carbon, aramid, and so on. Natural fibers can be subdivided into three categories plant (cotton, jute, flax, hemp, etc.), animal (wool, silk, etc.), and mineral fibers (asbestos, inorganic whiskers, etc.). Generally, plant fibers are more popularly used as natural fiber reinforcements. Of these fibers, the most used are flax, jute, sisal, ramie, hemp, kenaf, and cotton. Plant fibers can generally be classified as nonwood (vegetable fibers) and wood fibers [20]. 

Liang Guozheng, Hu Xiaolan, and Lu Tingli. Inorganic whiskers reinforced bismaleimide composites Part II. J. Mater. Sci. 40 no. 7 (2005) 1743-1748. 

A composite material is a multiphase system composed of matrix material and dispersed material. The matrix material is usually a continuous phase, which consolidates the dispersion material such as fiber or particles. The composite material is commonly categorized into the class of materials that the matrix material belongs to metal matrix composites, inorganic nonmetal matrix composites, and polymer-based composites. For example, the metal matrix composite material is a material included in the scope of metallic materials, while the polymer matrix composite material is included in the scope of the polymer material. The inorganic whiskers filled and modified... 

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