ORCID Profile
0000-0001-8059-0247
Current Organisation
University of Canterbury
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Publisher: MDPI
Date: 15-06-2020
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2011
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 2023
DOI: 10.1017/DSJ.2023.5
Abstract: Biobased composites, which are considered a sustainable alternative to plastics, are yet to create a significant influence on product design and manufacturing. A key reason for this is perceptual handicaps associated with biobased composites and this study was aimed at understanding the mechanisms behind biocomposite perception, in the context of digital visuals. This study of digital biocomposite visuals demonstrated that material perception is influenced by the visual characteristics of the material. Data analysis of the perceptual attributes of the materials pointed towards clear ‘clustering’ of the materials against these attributes. Analysis shows that visual features like fibres and surface appearance may impact aesthetic and functional evaluation and there is no effect on age, gender or polymer type. We also propose a reference framework to categorise biobased composites based on visual order.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 12-03-2013
DOI: 10.1111/STR.12029
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2013
Publisher: Inderscience Publishers
Date: 2021
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 06-2022
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date: 23-02-2023
DOI: 10.3390/MA16051844
Abstract: Biobased composites offer unique properties in the context of sustainable material production as well as end-of-life disposal, which places them as viable alternatives to fossil-fuel-based materials. However, the large-scale application of these materials in product design is hindered by their perceptual handicaps and understanding the mechanism of biobased composite perception, and its constituents could pave the way to creating commercially successful biobased composites. This study examines the role of bimodal (visual and tactile) sensory evaluation in the formation of biobased composite perception through the Semantic Differential method. It is observed that the biobased composites could be grouped into different clusters based on the dominance and interplay of various senses in perception forming. Attributes such as Natural, Beautiful, and Valuable are seen to correlate with each other positively and are influenced by both visual and tactile characteristics of the biobased composites. Attributes such as Complex, Interesting, and Unusual are also positively correlated but dominated by visual stimuli. The perceptual relationships and components of beauty, naturality, and value and their constituent attributes are identified, along with the visual and tactile characteristics that influence these assessments. Material design leveraging these biobased composite characteristics could lead to the creation of sustainable materials that would be more attractive to designers and consumers.
Publisher: MDPI
Date: 06-03-2018
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 2016
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Start Date: 2018
End Date: 2019
Funder: Griffith University
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