Impact Toughness and Ductility Enhancement of Biodegradable Poly(lactic acid)/Poly(ε-caprolactone) Blends via Addition of Glycidyl Methacrylate

Table 2

Tensile properties of pure PLA, PCL and PLA/PCL blends.

PLA/PCL ratio	Tensile strength (MPa)	Elongation at break (%)	Tensile modulus (MPa)
100/0	51.38±1.19	6.64±0.46	1085.60±37.19
0/100	40.60±3.06	1996.00±221.00	220.10±5.20
90/10	47.31±1.57	19.24±0.69	1066.75±14.64
85/15	42.88±1.57	17.06±3.39	949.00±37.47
80/20	41.52±1.30	26.60±1.69	995.80±19.07
75/25	39.91±1.68	46.60±2.96	980.20±24.13
70/30	32.39±1.27	27.84±0.65	881.15±21.36