Mechanical and Thermal Characteristics of Bio-Nanocomposites Consisting of Poly-L-lactic Acid and Self-Assembling Siloxane Nanoparticles with Three Phases

Table 2

Strength properties of bio-nanocomposite consisting of PLLA and three-phased nanoparticles (5 wt%).

	PLLA	Bio-nanocomposite with nanoparticles
Bending
Strength (MPa)	100	99
Elastic modulus (GPa)	4.6	4.2
Strain (%)	2.2	9.7
Tensile
Strength (MPa)	40	40
Elastic modulus (GPa)	2.1	1.8
Strain (%)	1.9	5.0
Izod impact strength (KJ/m^2)	4.3	5.1