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Table 5 Mechanical properties of as-synthesized starch-based films: Yield strength (Y), tensile strength (σmax), Young’s modulus (E), elongation at break (ε) and stress (σ) at break

From: Thermoplastic starch (TPS)-based composite films for wastewater treatment: synthesis and fundamental characterization

Specimen

Strength (MPa)

E (MPa)

ε at break (%)

σ at break (MPa)

Y

σmax

UTPS

1.2

2.2

29.3

30.3

1.8

UTPS/ISC2

0.84

1.4

44.2

42

0.6

UTPS/ISC2/SICNCs

0.83

2.3

79

30

1

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BMC Chemistry

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