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. 2021 May 5;7(5):e06963. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06963

Table 2.

Critical surface tension (CST) of the bio-nanocomposite films∗.

Film Type CST (mN/m)
IC 18.603a ± 2.928
IC/SiO2 19.564a ± 2.425
IC/ZnO 19.580a ± 0.605
IC/SiO2–ZnO 1:1 22.137a ± 2.047
IC/SiO2–ZnO 1:2 21.496a ± 1.758
IC/SiO2–ZnO 1:3 21.430a ± 0.589

∗Values are presented as mean ± SD (n = 3). Different letters in the same column indicate significantly different (p < 0.05).