Table 3.
Mechanical properties of CAFEO films and CAFEO films added with 5, 10, 20 and 30% glycerol.
| Samples | Tensile strength (TS) | Young's Modulus (YM) | Elongation at break (EB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAFEO0%Glycerol | 29.92 ± 0.39b | 4.37 ± 0.27ab | 20.34 ± 5.26b |
| CAFEO5%Glycerol | 29.46 ± 2.41b | 3.67 ± 0.29bc | 28.64 ± 3.35a |
| CAFEO10%Glycerol | 35.29 ± 1.5a | 3.19 ± 0.26c | 12.54 ± 5.78c |
| CAFEO20%Glycerol | 37.05 ± 0.93a | 4.04 ± 0.51ab | 20.52 ± 1.52b |
| CAFEO30%Glycerol | 37.53 ± 0.58a | 4.41 ± 0.59ab | 10.11 ± 0.73c |
∗Average followed by the same letters do not differ from each other (p > 0.05) by the Tukey test at the 5% level of significance.