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. 2021 Mar 25;22(7):3346. doi: 10.3390/ijms22073346

Table 4.

Mechanical and water vapor properties of BC, oxBC, and their composites with Col.

Sample * σ [MPa] ** ε [%] ** WVP [g∙mm∙kPa−1∙h−1∙m−2] ***
BC 48 ± 3 b 4.1 ± 0.8 a 0.083 ± 0.010 bc
BC/Col 45 ± 7 b 1.4 ± 0.5 c 0.086 ± 0.007 bc
oxBC 28 ± 8 c 1.6 ± 0.4 bc 0.075 ± 0.003 abc
oxBC/Col 27 ± 3 c 2.3 ± 0.5 b 0.093 ± 0.019 c
BC/Col /TGWM15 45 ± 9 b 1.8 ± 0.6 bc 0.066 ± 0.008 abc
BC/Col /TGWM120 36 ± 4 c 1.9 ± 0.6 bc 0.061 ± 0.009 ab
BC/Col /TGGS15 63 ± 9 a 1.6 ± 0.3 bc 0.074 ± 0.006 abc
BC/Col /TGGS120 60 ± 7 a 2.1 ± 0.3 bc 0.055 ± 0.004 a

* BC/Col/TGWM15 and BC/Col/TGWM120–BC/Col cross-linked with TGWM for 15 and 120 min, respect.ively; BC/Col/TGGS15, and BC/Col/TGGS120–BC/Col cross-linked with TGGS for 15 and 120 min, respectively. **, *** Mean value of 14 and 3 measurements, respectively, ±standard deviation; the values in the columns marked with various letters (a–c) differ significantly (p < 0.05).