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Therefore, in this study, the performance of additively manufactured organic wood\/PLA interlayers was examined in terms of the mode II interlaminar fracture toughness (ILFT) of glass\/epoxy composites under 1, 50, and 100 mm\/min loading rates, aiming to address these challenges. The experimental findings showed that in non-interleaved specimens, increasing the loading rate improved delamination resistance, primarily because of the distributed shear hackles across the delamination surfaces. However, incorporating 3D-printed interlayers improved ILFT by 76% (at 1 mm\/min) and 23% (at 50 mm\/min), compared to counterparts without interlayers, driven by synergistic mechanisms, including crack arrest and shear hackle. In contrast, a loading rate of 100 mm\/min resulted in a reduction in ILFT of interleaved specimens compared to their counterparts without interlayers due to the inherent brittleness of the interlayers. Also, fractography analyses revealed that shear hackles were the primary fracture feature in all tested conditions. 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