Sustainable sandwich composites with 3D-printed perforated panels and natural fibers for noise control

Osman Bilal Guzelbakan, Nazan Okur, Canan Saricam, Su Palaz, Zeynep Esra Güner, Abdelhakim Settar, Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design, Department of Textile Engineering, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées Centre Val de Loire, PRISME Laboratory

Journal of Composite Materials

Published online on January 07, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Composite Materials, Ahead of Print.
This study presents the design, fabrication, and acoustic evaluation of eco-friendly sandwich composites integrating 3D-printed micro-perforated panels (MPPs) with natural fiber core layers. MPPs, produced from Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Thermoplastic ...