. 2020 Aug 13;9(8):1117. doi: 10.3390/foods9081117

Table 4.

Thickness, tensile properties and hydrophobicity of the clove oil composite films.

Film	Thickness (µm)	Tensile Strength (TS (MPa))	Elongation at Break (EB (%))	Water Contact Angle (WCA (Degree))
PLA/PBAT	36.71 ± 4.58 ^a	1.35 ± 0.03 ^c	5.63 ± 0.41 ^a	61.61 ± 2.82 ^a
PLA/PBAT-Clove^1%	46.67 ± 3.59 ^a	0.94 ± 0.08 ^b	39.97 ± 0.09 ^d	62.24 ± 5.75 ^a
PLA/PBAT-Clove^5%	73.33 ± 7.07 ^b	0.89 ± 0.06 ^{a, b}	27.58 ± 0.36 ^c	64.69 ± 2.15 ^a
PLA/PBAT-Clove ^10%	106.67 ± 16.68 ^c	0.79 ± 0.03 ^a	25.67 ± 0.52 ^b	74.74 ± 4.11 ^b

The letters (a–d) at each concentration specifies groups that are significantly different (p < 0.05).