Table 2 The mechanical properties of the prepared bionanocomposites films loading ZnO-NPs via different concentration.

From: Innovative PBAT/PU/MMT@ZnO-NPs bionanocomposite films based on modified montmorillonite for active food packaging

Samples

ZnO-NPs, %

Elongation, %

Tensile strength (MPa)

Young’s modulus (MPa)

PBAT/PU/MMT

0.0

257.5 ± 0.05b

7.35 ± 0.01a

56.95 ± 0.04d

PBAT/PU/MMT

2.5

365.13 ± 0.03a

7.02 ± 0.10b

68.3 ± 0.05c

PBAT/PU/MMT

5

228.7 ± 0.05c

6.39 ± 0.05c

72.5 ± 0.07b

PBAT/PU/MMT

10

144.31 ± 0.01d

5.11 ± 0.04d

75.38 ± 0.03a

  1. Data expressed as average of three replicates. Means in the same column showing the same small letters are not significantly different (p > 0.05).
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