Table 2.
Thermal properties from DSC first heating scans of PLA (neat and nanocomposites) monolayer and bilayer films.
| Formulation | Tg (°C) | Tcc (°C) | ΔHcc (J/g) | Tm (°C) | ΔHm (J/g) | Xc (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONOLAYER | ||||||
| PLA | 63 | 118 | 24 | 150 | 28 | 5 |
| PLA_3CNC | 62 | 116 | 28 | 149 | 30 | 2 |
| PLA_3LNP | 63 | 126 | 4 | 152 | 7 | 3 |
| PLA_15UMB | 55 | 84 | 1 | 147 | 26 | 12 |
| BILAYER | ||||||
| PLA/PLA | 60 | 99 | 5 | 153 | 31 | 28 |
| PLA/PLA_3CNC | 60 | 108 | 17 | 158 | 28 | 12 |
| PLA/PLA_3LNP | 60 | 112 | 8 | 152 | 16 | 9 |
| PLA/PLA_15UMB | 57 | 119 | 20 | 147 | 24 | 6 |
| PLA_3CNC/ PLA_15UMB | 53 | 103 | 17 | 150 | 28 | 14 |
| PLA_3LNP/ PLA_15UMB | 55 | 120 | 13 | 147 | 17 | 7 |