Effect of Interfacial Bonding Characteristics on Dynamic Mechanical Analysis of Cotton Fiber Reinforced Composites

The use of composites continue to grow thanks to low cost processing, ecofriendly and design flexibility mainly when natural fillers are used as reinforcement. These later are widely used as reinforcement for polymers due to environmental concerns as well as for providing high performance. An interphase is created between the two constituents and will have the role of transmitting the constraints from one to the other, hence the establishment of good adhesion. The interfacial adhesion is very important to improve the properties of composites. In this chapter, the use of cotton fibers as composites in the strengthening phase will be reported. Next, the different treatment methods used to improve the interfacial bonding between the fiber and the matrix and its impact on the dynamic mechanical properties of cotton fiber reinforced composites will be debated.