Table 3 Thickness of the bulk films, uncoated and coated-PLA samples, and mass transport parameters obtained by TransPoly model for the 30–80% RH step.

From: Water vapor transport properties of bio-based multilayer materials determined by original and complementary methods

Samples

Film thickness (µm)

CS/NC layer thickness (nm)

D × 10−12 (m2/s)

α (%)

τ (h)

CNC (bulk)

120 ± 11

1.5

1.6

20

CNF (bulk)

95 ± 13

0.5

2.0

22

CNF TEMPO (bulk)

85 ± 6

0.4

0.8

4.1

PLA (1)(bulk)

50 ± 2

2.3

5.0

6.9

PLA (2) (bulk)

50 ± 2

1.8

6.1

14

PLA(CS)

50 ± 2

40

2.5

3.5

4.1

PLA(CS)(CNC)2

50 ± 2

120

2.2

5.5

2.7

PLA(CS)(CNC)10

50 ± 2

440

3.1

5.5

7.1

PLA(CS)(CNF)2

50 ± 2

44

2.0

4.0

1.8

PLA(CS)(CNF)10

50 ± 2

60

1.8

6.2

24

PLA(CS)(CNF TEMPO)2(1)

50 ± 2

48

2.4

6.1

8.5

PLA(CS)(CNF TEMPO)2(2)

50 ± 2

48

1.8

7.5

24

PLA(CS)(CNF TEMPO)10(1)

50 ± 2

80

1.9

5.2

8.6

PLA(CS)(CNF TEMPO)10(2)

50 ± 2

80

1.9

3.2

15

  1. D: diffusion coefficient, α: relaxation proportion, τ: relaxation time.