Mohamed E. Malainine

TL;DR: It was observed that the tensile modulus decreases as the moisture content increases and the mechanical properties of these natural spines were investigated by tensile tests at various conditioning relative humidities.

TL;DR: In this paper, a cellulose microfibril aqueous suspensions were prepared from Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes following a method previously developed for the extraction of micro-fibrils from sugar beet roots, and high performance materials were obtained because of both the very high aspect ratio of the filler and the resulting possibility of entanglements and the highly reactive surface of cellulosic filler presenting a high density of hydroxyl groups.

TL;DR: Observations suggest that the bulk of the spine fibers consists of an intimate composite of cellulose microfibrils embedded in an arabinan matrix.

TL;DR: The experimental protocol leading to the isolation of two forms of calcium oxalate crystallites differing in their hydration level in the parenchymal tissues of Opuntia ficus indica (Miller) is reported.

TL;DR: A lignocellylosic flour was obtained by grinding dried cladodes of Opuntia ficus-indica, and the effect of the treatment of the filler with MAPP was also investigated as discussed by the authors.