Research Article

Chemical and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Polyurethane/Polylactide Blends

Table 4

Molecular weights of polyurethane (PUR10PHB+90PTMG) and its blend (PUR10PHB+90PTMG/PLA) before and after incubation in PBS (4 weeks), lipase (L), and trypsin (T) (2 weeks).

Sample after incubation [%] after incubation [%]

PUR10PHB+90PTMG38920810302.1
PUR10PHB+90PTMG PBS32670699202.1−16.0−13.7
PUR10PHB+90PTMG L35510710202.0−8.8−12.4
PUR10PHB+90PTMG T27930826703.0−28.2+2.0

PUR10PHB+90PTMG/PLA24280826803.4
PUR10PHB+90PTMG/PLA PBS19230417102.2−20.8−49.6
PUR10PHB+90PTMG/PLA L18440557903.0−24.0−32.5
PUR10PHB+90PTMG/PLA T18150634303.5−25.3−23.3