Research Article

Chemical and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Polyurethane/Polylactide Blends

Table 5

Molecular weights of polyurethane (PUR20PHB+80PTMG) and its blend (PUR20PHB+80PTMG/PLA) before and after incubation in PBS (4 weeks), lipase (L), and trypsin (T) (2 weeks).

Sample after incubation [%] after incubation [%]

PUR20PHB+80PTMG313501070703.4
PUR20PHB+80PTMG PBS22830557102.4−27.2−48.0
PUR20PHB+80PTMG L14510493603.4−53.7−53.9
PUR20PHB+80PTMG T17400523703.0−44.5−51.1

PUR20PHB+80PTMG/PLA283701144504.0
PUR20PHB+80PTMG/PLA PBS18580470102.5−34.5−58.9
PUR20PHB+80PTMG/PLA L15730627904.0−44.6−45.1
PUR20PHB+80PTMG/PLA T22700559602.5−20.0−51.1