Table 1.
Grammage, thickness, mechanical and optical properties of the films.
| Properties | Films | p-Values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polystyrene Petri Dishes | Lotus Negative Template | ||||
| Without EO a | With EO b | Without EO c | With EO d | ||
| Grammage (g/m2) | 107.30 ± 5.33 | 145.10 ± 18.64 | 128.55 ± 3.35 | 167.21 ± 1.41 | 0.088 ab 0.023 cd 0.020 ac 0.176 bd |
| Thickness (µm) | 118.70 ± 10.70 | 119.33 ± 13.92 | 156.67 ± 29.66 | 166.67 ± 10.99 | 0.914 ab 0.460 cd 0.024 ac < 0.001 bd |
| Tensile strength (MPa) | 14.20 ± 2.08 | 9.60 ± 0.55 | 6.82 ± 0.57 | 5.31 ± 0.62 | 0.054 ab 0.063 cd 0.022 ac 0.001 bd |
| Elongation (%) | 2.51 ± 0.36 | 2.44 ± 0.36 | 3.13 ± 0.22 | 2.21 ± 0.38 | 0.823 ab 0.032 cd 0.076 ac 0.489 bd |
| Elastic modulus (MPa) | 927.12 ± 110.02 | 353.21 ± 20.21 | 172.49 ± 25.49 | 257.97 ± 31.80 | 0.111 ab 0.177 cd 0.079 ac 0.149 bd |
| Transparency (%) | 94.89 ± 0.45 | 63.78 ± 2.56 | 82.38 ± 0.98 | 69.92 ± 1.56 | 0.050 ab 0.033 cd 0.037 ac 0.203 bd |
| L* (lightness) |
25.99 ± 0.47 | 62.35 ± 1.65 | 46.67 ± 1.41 | 56.85 ± 0.44 |
0.019ab 0.066 cd 0.027ac 0.167 bd |
| a* (redness) |
−1.43 ± 0.07 | 0.04 ± 0.39 | 0.39 ± 0.05 | 2.69 ± 1.01 | 0.158 ab 0.263 cd 0.003 ac 0.199 bd |
| b* (yellowness) |
10.74 ± 1.95 | 37.70 ± 1.51 | 26.49 ± 1.70 | 42.73 ± 2.31 |
0.010 ab 0.036 cd 0.027 ac 0.230 bd |
(Results expressed as mean ± SD) a, b, c and d correspond to each type of film; Significant p-values are highlighted in bold.