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. 2020 Mar 16;57(8):3060–3070. doi: 10.1007/s13197-020-04339-z

Table 1.

Detailed specifications of tea bag papers

S. no. Paper code Grammage (g/m2) Thickness lM (μm) Advancing contact angle mean (ACA, °) Receding contact angle mean (RCA, °) Material
1 TB1 13.23 65 ± 1.61 50.49 ± 2.6 39.22 ± 2.2 100% cellulose
2 TB2 16.00 70 ± 2.10 87.40 ± 2.6 40.07 ± 4 Cellulose/PP
3 TB3 20.23 129 ± 1.31 84.90 ± 2.6 47.52 ± 1.1 PLA
4 TB4 20.89 75 ± 1.71 91.50 ± 1.2 9.36 ± 3.0 Nylon (woven)
5 TB5 16.56 73 ± 1.98 88.70 ± 0.8 6.3 ± 10.9 Nylon (hybrid)