Table 1.
Solubility, WVP and mechanical properties of CF and CF-CAR.
| Films | Thickness
(mm) |
Solubility
(%) |
WVP
(g-mm/m2-h-kPa) |
TS
(MPa) |
% E | EM
(MPa) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CF | 0.116 ± 0.002 a | 54.57 ± 0.25 a | 1.44 ± 0.04 a | 10.169 ± 0.78 a | 8.447 ± 0.19 a | 3.958 ± 0.96 a |
| CF-CAR 0.5% | 0.111 ± 0.006 a | 31.25 ± 0.69 b | 1.09 ± 0.04 b | 7.596 ± 1.02 b | 5.474 ± 0.45 b | 2.886 ± 0.41 b |
| CF-CAR 1.0% | 0.108 ± 0.002 a | 37.63 ± 0.20 c | 1.08 ± 0.02 b | 6.384 ± 0.36 c | 4.563 ± 0.44 c | 2.638 ± 0.46 b |
| CF-CAR 1.5% | 0.112 ± 0.003 a | 39.49 ± 0.82 c | 1.13 ± 0.01 b | 7.821 ± 0.53 b | 5.820 ± 0.36 b | 3.012 ± 0.52 a |
a–c Different letters indicate statistically significant differences between groups as determined by the Duncan test (p < 0.05).