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. 2018 Mar 22;10(4):355. doi: 10.3390/polym10040355

Table 1.

Atomic percentages of CH4/O2 and C2H2F4 plasma-treated and untreated PHB and PHBV films based on the spectral analysis.

Condition PHB Film PHBV Film
C (%) O (%) F (%) O/C C (%) O (%) F (%) O/C
Untreated (Normal) 79.00 21.00 0.00 0.27 72.90 27.10 0.00 0.37
CH4/O2 plasma-treated (Hydrophilic) 69.98 30.02 0.00 0.43 60.80 39.20 0.00 0.64
C2H2F4 plasma-treated (Hydrophobic) 54.80 1.70 43.50 0.03 57.30 3.10 39.60 0.05