Characterization of Strong and Crystalline Polyvinyl Alcohol/Montmorillonite Films Prepared by Layer-by-Layer Deposition Method

Table 2

Characteristic temperatures, crystallinity, and mechanical properties of PVOH, PVOH/MMT, and PVOH/MM films.

	°C	°C	%	%	%	GPa	MPa	%
PVOH	315.0	226.5	44.9	52.4	48.7	1.9	85.1	4.6
PVOH/MMT	279.3	273.1	85.3	77.0	69.1	11.2	150.2	2.5
PVOH/MMT^*	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.	3.2	80.2	3.2