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Moisture diffusion and its impact on uniaxial tensile response of biobased composites

This paper presents the first experimental characterization of fully bio-based structural composites, in terms of their diffusion and mechanical properties for sustainable building use. The strength of the material was shown to be maintained under moist conditions, making it useful for applications where stiffness is less important. This research contributed to subsequent NSF Award No: 0900325, $335k, Sarah Billington (billington@stanford.edu), and ($1.4M, California EPA Grant 07T3451, criddle@stanford.edu). This work contributed to the award of Patent US7887893 and is being exploited industrially by Mango Materials (Molly Morse, email available), www.mangomaterials.com.