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. 2018 May 22;10(5):561. doi: 10.3390/polym10050561

Table 1.

Mechanical properties of different polylactic acid (PLA) and PLA/tea polyphenol (TP) composite fibers.

Sample Tensile Strength Breakage Elongation
PLA 12.24 ± 4.5a 57.28 ± 12.53a
PLA/TP-5:1 10.45 ± 4.2a 53.09 ± 11.75a
PLA/TP-4:1 9.87 ± 3.8a 51.71 ± 11.01a
PLA/TP-3:1 9.28 ± 3.6a 50.36 ± 10.88a
PLA/TP-2:1 4.86 ± 2.3b 24.72 ± 4.34b

Note: Different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (p < 0.05); the same letters in the same column represent non-significant differences (p > 0.05).