Research Article

Nanostructured Polylactic Acid/Candeia Essential Oil Mats Obtained by Electrospinning

Table 4

Interplanar distances () and crystallite diameters () of the crystalline parts of the electrospun nanofibers.

Electrospun fibers (Å) (Å) (Å) (nm) (nm) (nm)

PLA (neat)423265
PLAO1423265
PLAO2423265
PLAO3423265

Subscripted: peak number: 1 (14°), 2 (17°), and 3 (25°); 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.