Table 2.
Final water uptake, diffusion coefficient, thickness swelling, and crystallinity of virgin and OMMT-modified PLA and the composites.
| Labels | Final Water Uptake (%) |
Diffusion Coefficient (×10-10) (m2/s) |
Thickness Swelling (%) |
Crystallinity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLA | 0.71(0.01) | 1.59(0.04) | 0(0) | 30.0 |
| 0.5/PLA | 0.58(0.02) | 1.38(0.02) | 0(0) | 31.5 |
| 1/PLA | 0.60(0.03) | 1.38(0.07) | 0(0) | 31.9 |
| 1.5/PLA | 0.66(0.03) | 1.46(0.03) | 0(0) | 32.3 |
| 2/PLA | 0.66(0.05) | 1.42(0.02) | 0(0) | 32.7 |
| PLA/WF | 12.22(0.12) | 2.37(0.11) | 12.68(0.58) | 39.6 |
| 0.5/PLA/WF | 9.81(0.08) | 2.12(0.15) | 9.26(0.34) | 40.0 |
| 1/PLA/WF | 9.87(0.20) | 2.00(0.11) | 8.79(0.17) | 39.9 |
| 1.5/PLA/WF | 9.28(0.10) | 1.75(0.09) | 7.36(0.26) | 40.1 |
| 2/PLA/WF | 11.04(0.27) | 2.19(0.13) | 10.68(0.64) | 40.1 |
Note: Values in the parentheses represent the standard deviations of replicates.