Nanostructured Polylactic Acid/Candeia Essential Oil Mats Obtained by Electrospinning

Table 3

Thermal properties of the different formulations of the nanostructured mats of PLA/candeia essential oil.

Electrospun fibers	(°C)	(°C)	(J/g)	(°C)	(J/g)	(°C)	(J/g)
PLA (neat)	60	150	22	119	8	153	0.4
PLAO1	49	147	30	80/122	10/6	147	8
PLAO2	46	146	28	85/124	18/2	146	3
PLAO3	42	145	30	78/121	13/3	145	5

= glass transition temperature; = melting temperature at the first cycle; = melting enthalpy at the first cycle; (°C) = crystallization temperature at the first and second cycles (separated by /); = crystallization enthalpy at the first and second cycles (separated by /); = melting temperature at the second cycle; (J/g) = melting enthalpy at the second cycle; PLAO1 = 5% of candeia essential oil and 95% of PLA; PLAO2 = 10% of candeia essential oil and 90% of PLA; PLAO3 = 15% of candeia essential oil and 85% of PLA.