Table 6.
Characterization of the films of PHAs synthesized from JA.
| Porosity | Surface Roughness: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Pore Area, µm2 | Number of Pores, Pores/1000 µm2 |
Total Pores Area, µm2/1000 µm2 |
Arithmetic Mean Surface Roughness, (Sa) nm |
Root Mean Square Roughness, (Sq) nm |
Peak-to-Valley Height, (Sz) nm |
| P(3HB) | |||||
| 7.9 | 20.8 | 164 | 163.10 | 211.01 | 1047.38 |
| P(3HB-co-9.9 mol.%3HV) | |||||
| 30.8 | 25.6 | 788 | 244.00 | 318,71 | 1780.01 |
| P(3HB-co-37.4 mol.%3HV) | |||||
| 4.7 | 49.6 | 235 | 196.35 | 244.61 | 1038.91 |
| P(3HB-co-11.9 mol.%4HB) | |||||
| 3.7 | 20.8 | 77 | 111.94 | 141.98 | 605.22 |
| P(3HB-co-21.1 mol.%4HB) | |||||
| 1.7 | 103.2 | 173 | 131.20 | 167.60 | 641.01 |