Table 2. Mechanical properties of oxo-biodegradable plastic before and after 30, 60 or 90 days of incubation with Pleurotus ostreatus.

Mechanical properties	Time of incubation (days)	Exposition time of the ultraviolet light (days)
		0	30	60	90	120
Maximum load of break (N)	30	3.234±0.785	2.095±0.551	2.053±0.870	1.857±0.296	1.595±0.208
	60	2.629±0.650	1.342±0.357	1.309±0.982	1.292±0.046	1.130±0.271
	90	2.137±0.298	0.970±0.328	0.952±0.242	0.924±0.484	0.909±0.277
Energy at break (J)	30	0.064±0.018	0.052±0.011	0.034±0.006	0.032±0.007	0.022±0.007
	60	0.055±0.026	0.047±0.017	0.027±0.008	0.030±0.015	0.016±0.002
	90	0.042±0.003	0.038±0.009	0.024±0.006	0.026±0.001	0.010±0.008
Tensile extension at break (cm)	30	4.763±0.950	4.193±1.048	4.308±0.991	4.222±1.015	3.815±0.366
	60	4.230±0.432	4.128±1.004	4.101±0.482	3.564±0.704	3.497±0.542
	90	4.141±0.724	4.096±0.690	4.067±0.878	3.550±0.665	2.957±0.833
Load at tensile strength (N)	30	2.761±0.644	1.394±0.189	1.354±0.503	1.242±0.473	1.164±0.463
	60	2.352±0.873	1.170±0.876	1.230±0.632	1.218±0.687	1.102±0.510
	90	1.902±0.593	1.110±0.392	1.119±0.425	1.098±0.658	0.954±0.266
Elastic modulus (MPa)	30	27.962±4.771	18.391±3.139	16.101±2.078	14.523±0.841	13.003±1.076
	60	23.470±3.341	14.960±2.333	10.326±2.940	12.311±0.350	9.344±0.954
	90	20.190±2.965	13.639±4.350	9.854±1.724	9.730±0.831	7.922±0.712