Abstract
Life style products made from leather are very popular in the commercial market. However, natural leather processing involves large quantity of chemical consumption and effluent generation. Therefore, the concept of natural leather mimicking technology emerged and the current review context highlights the different engineering methods adopted by the researchers for the development of plant and bacterial cellulose based sustainable flexible composite for using as an alternative of leather like material. It emphasizes the research efforts on the exploration of different natural fibres like jute, ramie, hemp, pineapple, bamboo and cotton for making leather like products by using different polymeric matrices. This article also elaborate the methodology and mechanism of engineering leather like products by using fibrous cellulose, bacterial cellulose, different plant products, and natural rubber. Current compilation register the surface morphologies, essential physical properties of natural fibres and engineered leather like products prepared from those fibres.
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