Table 1.
Summary of the mass of polymers and volume of solvents used for 80/20 blend ratio for various blend families.
| blend family | solution A | solution B |
|---|---|---|
| polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)/kappa-carrageenan (KCG) | 400 mg of PHB in 8 ml of HFIP | 100 mg of KCG in 2 ml of CHCl3 |
| poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-valerate) (PHBV)/KCG | 1200 mg of PHBV in 8 ml of HFIP | 300 mg of KCG in 2 ml of CHCl3 |
| polydioxanone (PDX)/fucoidan (FUC) | 1400 mg of PDX in 9 ml of HFIP | 350 mg of FUC in 1 ml of DMF |
| PDX/KCG | 1200 mg of PDX in 7 ml of HFIP | 300 mg of KCG in 3 ml of CHCl3 |
| PDX/PHBV | 800 mg of PDX and 200 mg of PHBV were dissolved in 10 ml of HFIP | |
| PDX/polysucrose (PSuc) | 960 mg of PDX and 240 mg of PSuc were dissolved in 10 ml of HFIP | |
| poly-l-lactic acid (PLLA)/PSuc | 800 mg of PLLA and 200 mg of PSuc were dissolved in 10 ml of HFIP | |
| PLLA/cellulose acetate (CA) | 800 mg of PLLA in 8 ml of HFIP | 200 mg of CA in 2 ml of HFIP |
| PDX/CA | 800 mg of PDX in 6.7 ml of HFIP | 200 mg of CA in 1.7 ml of HFIP |
| PLLA/CA 1% nanosilica | to a 80/20 solution of PLLA/cellulose acetate, 1% nanosilica (10 mg) was added and allowed to stir overnight | |
| PDX/CA 1% nanosilica | to a 80/20 solution of PDX/cellulose acetate, 1% nanosilica (10 mg) was added and allowed to stir overnight | |