Research Article

Manipulation of Polyhydroxybutyrate Properties through Blending with Ethyl-Cellulose for a Composite Biomaterial

Figure 5

Change in (a) crystallinity: (⬤) PHB crystallinity, (⚪) bulk crystallinity (%) and (b) tensile strength (⬤, MPa) and extension to break (⚪, %) for PHB-EtC composite films with variation in EtC loading (%, w/w).
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