• Investigation on Cissus Quadrangularis Stem Fiber Reinforced Novel Polymeric Composite with Banana Chopped Fiber for Green Engineering Applications

  • Veeramalai Chinnasamy Sathish Gandhi† , Narayanan Sreeraman* , Radhakrishnan Kumaravelan** , and Thirugnanasambandan Surendiran***

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering, BIT Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli - 620024, Tamilnadu, India.
    *Business Development Department, TEFUGEN Technologies Private Limited, Tiruchirappalli - 620015, Tamilnadu, India.
    **Department of Mechanical Engineering, Velalar College of Engineering and Technology, Erode - 638012, Tamilnadu, I

  • 친환경 공학 응용을 위한 Cissus Quadrangularis 줄기 및 바나나 섬유 기반 고분자 복합재 연구

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This Article

  • 2025; 49(4): 401-410

    Published online Jul 25, 2025

  • 10.7317/pk.2025.49.4.401
  • Received on Oct 22, 2024
  • Revised on Mar 18, 2025
  • Accepted on Mar 18, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Veeramalai Chinnasamy Sathish Gandhi

  • Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College of Engineering, BIT Campus, Anna University, Tiruchirappalli - 620024, Tamilnadu, India.

  • E-mail: vcsgandhi@gmail.com