The authors will have the FREE opportunity to publish their conference papers in:
- Selected papers will be published in a Special Issue of Carbohydrate Polymers, Elsevier (IF10.723) Info HERE
- ICNF 2023 Book of Abstracts;
- Selected papers will be published in a special topical collection on "Materials Circular Economy", Springer. "Natural Fibers: Advanced Materials for a Sustainable Future" - Raul Fangueiro, Diana P. Ferreira, and Maya John Info HERE
Keynote Speakers
You-Lo Hsieh
Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, USA New Horizons for 1D Materials: Nanoscale to Hierarchical Structures and Innovations
M. Auxiliadora Prieto Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Interdisciplinary Platform for Sustainable Plastics towards a Circular Economy-SusPlast, Spain. New Technologies To Generate Biohybrid Materials With Advanced Functional Properties KNOW MORE
Nicola M. Pugno Laboratory for Bioinspired, Bionic, Nano, Meta Materials & Mechanics, University of Trento, Italy. School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, UK. The Applications of Spider Silks: Challenges and Future perspectives KNOW MORE
Invited Speakers
Amit Rawal Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India Engineering a Family of Disordered Fiber Networks via a Unified Theory Approach KNOW MORE
Sabu Thomas Vice Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University, India Nanostructured Polysaccharides Materials for Water Purification KNOW MORE
Alain Bourmaud Université de Bretagne Sud, IRDL Institute, Lorient, France A story of plant fibers for composite reinforcement: when cell walls bite the dust. KNOW MORE
Diana P. Ferreira Centre for Textile Science and Technology (2C2T) of the School of Engineering of Minho University, Portugal. Next generation of sustainable natural fibers: Exploring innovative and multifunctional fibers at macro, micro, and nanoscale KNOW MORE
Fabrizio Sarasini Department of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment – Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy Strategies To Tailor The Interface In Natural Fibre Composites KNOW MORE
Sohel Rana Senior Lecturer in Technical Textiles in the Department of Fashion and Textiles at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Thermoplastic and Bio-based Hierarchical Composites with Superior Interfacial and Mechanical Properties KNOW MORE