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. 2016 Sep 5;8(9):331. doi: 10.3390/polym8090331

Table 3.

Diameters and mechanical properties (tensile test) of monofilaments extracted from multifilaments.

Diameter (μm) Strain at Break (MPa) Elongation at Break (%) Tenacity (cN Tex−1)
PLA100 113 ± 2 277 ± 42 120 ± 47 21.9 ± 3.3
PLA95-LK05 141 ± 9 131 ± 20 224 ± 26 8.21 ± 1.2
PLA90-LK10 122 ± 18 70 ± 7 158 ± 43 5.4 ± 0.5
PLA80-LK20 152 ± 17 70 ± 11 75 ± 32 5.5 ± 0.8