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Table 1.

Mechanical properties of chitosan films (mean±SD, n=3)

Formulations	PVA (%)	Thickness(µm)	TS^e (MPa)	Elongation (%)
Cs	0	94 ± 11.402	28.369 ± 0.813	20.873 ± 0.69
Cs N^a	0	106 ± 8.944	4.078 ± 0.813	7.348 ± 0.595
Cs P2 N^b	2	140 ± 15.811	5.111 ± 0.546	25.984 ± 0.048
Cs P3 N^c	3	198 ± 13.038	6.481 ± 0.386	48.726 ± 0.264
Cs P4 N^d	4	254 ± 15.166	6.168 ± 0.301	58.991 ± 0.518

nitrofurazone-loaded chitosan film

^{b, c, d}

nitrofurazone- loaded chitosan/PVA blend film with 3:2, 3:3 and 3:4 Cs:PVA ratio, respectively

tensile strength