Artificial biomineralisation of flax fibres in the presence of amino acids for use in natural fibre reinforced composites

Biomineralisation is gaining increasing interest as a potential technology for coating fibres for use in high-performance composites. The application of molecular biology and protein chemistry into material engineering creates an important interface between traditional methods in materials design and structural biology. In this thesis, three amino acids were taken into account (Glycine, β-alanine and L-lycine) to artificially biomineralise natural fibres for use in composites materials