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1. Bio-based composites : an introduction / Rungsima Chollakup, Wirasak Smitthipong, and Michel Nardin -- 2. Bio-based strategy : food and non-food markets / Rina Singh, Brent Erickson, and Paul Winters -- 3. Strategy of bio-based resources : material versus energy / Kuakoon Piyachomkwan, Sittichoke Wanlapatit, Wirasak Smitthipong, and Klanarong Sriroth -- 4. Bio-inspired materials / Arkadiusz Chworos and Wirasak Smitthipong -- 5. Natural fiber surface treatments and coupling agents in bio-based composites / Potjanart Suwanruji, Wirasak Smitthipong, and Rungsima Chollakup -- 6. Reinforcement of polymers by flax fibers : role of interfaces / Christophe Baley, Antoine Le Duigou, Alain Bourmaud, Peter Davies, Michel Nardin, and Claudine Morvan -- 7. Effects of reinforcing fillers and coupling agents on performances of wood-polymer composites / Di?ne Ndiaye, Mamadou Gueye, Ansou Malang Badji, Coumba Thiandoume, Anicet Dasylva, and Adams Tidjani -- 8. Natural fiber polyolefin composites : processing, melt rheology, and properties / Haroutioun Askanian, Ya Feng, Sophie Commereuc, Roman Cermak, Florence Delor-Jestin, Kristyna Montagova, Val?rie Massardier, and Vincent Verney -- 9. Polysaccharide bio-based composites : nanofiber fabrication and application / Jackapon Sunthonrvarabhas, Klanarong Sriroth, and Hyun-Joong Kim -- 10. Recent advances in cellulose nanocomposites / Ali Faghihnejad and Hongbo Zeng -- 11. Improvement of damage resilience of composites / Jiye Chen -- 12. Lifetime durability of bio-based composites / Vincent Verney, Sol?ne Gaudin, Sophie Commereuc, Haroutioun Askanian, Florence Delor-Jestin, Alexandre Govin, and Ren? Guyonnet -- 13. Mechanical properties of natural fiber-reinforced composites / Rattana Tantatherdtam, Rungsima Chollakup, and Wirasak Smitthipong -- 14. Characterization and strength modeling of laminated bio-based composites / Peggi L. Clouston, Sanjay R. Arwade, and Alireza Amini -- 15. Micromechanical modeling of bio-based composites / Michael May and Deborah Mohrmann -- 16. Life cycle assessments of bio-based composites : a review / Thimothy Thamae and Caroline Baillie -- 17. Bio-based composites : future trends and environmental aspects / V.P. Sharma. "This timely text integrates disciplines such as materials science, polymer chemistry, plant science, chemical engineering, and nanotechnology to provide comprehensive coverage of the state of the art in bio-based composite materials, as well as their biological feedstocks, basic design principles, properties, industrial applications, environmental friendliness, and life cycles. It presents a strategic and policy-oriented view of bio-based composites, addressing the competing needs for plants as food versus plants as manufacturing feedstocks, while considering the costs of retrofitting existing chemical production plants for bio-based composite manufacture. "--