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. 2019 Apr-Jun;9(2):111–116. doi: 10.4103/jmss.JMSS_56_18

Table 1.

The average fiber diameters of the scaffolds, the porosity percentage, water contact angle, and tensile strength for polyhydroxybutyrate, polyhydroxybutyrate-chitosan, and polyhydroxybutyrate-chitosan/3% Al2O3

Samples Average fiber diameters (nm) Porosity percentage Water contact angle Tensile strength (MPa)

First layer Second layer Third layer
PHB 321.1±61 81.70 51.71 20.14 80.5±2.0 2.81±0.15
PHB-CTS 426.5±36 81.51 46.61 22.09 54.3±0.9 0.89±0.26
PHB-CTS/3% Al2O3 518.0±71 81.38 48.11 25.95 31.1±0.7 11.18±1.24

PHB-CTS – Polyhydroxybutyrate-chitosan