Table 2.
Mechanical properties of zein nonwovens with encapsulated corn oil during storage.
| Storage Time (days) | Mechanical Properties |
|
|---|---|---|
| Young's modulus (kPa) | Brittleness (Direction Reversals) (%) | |
| 0 | 57 ± 13A | 31 ± 4A |
| 7 | 61 ± 12AB | 33 ± 4AB |
| 14 | 67 ± 12ABC | 36 ± 4BC |
| 21 | 72 ± 10BC | 39 ± 5CD |
| 28 | 75 ± 11C | 40 ± 3D |
*Different letters per column denote significant differences (p < 0.05).