Characteristics of Biodegradable Polylactide/Thermoplastic Starch/Nanosilica Composites: Effects of Plasticizer and Nanosilica Functionality

Table 5

Tensile properties of PLA/MPLA/TPS and various blends and composites.

Sample	Tensile strength (MPa)	Elongation at break (%)	Tensile modulus (MPa)
PLA/MPLA/TPS	33 ± 1.5	4 ± 0.3	3264 ± 64
PLA/MPLA/TPS/P	41 ± 0.7	22 ± 0.6	3450 ± 60
1 wt.% SiO2	36 ± 0.6	60 ± 1.8	2660 ± 29
3 wt.% SiO2	33 ± 0.4	63 ± 7.3	3060 ± 51
5 wt.% SiO2	34 ± 0.4	88 ± 5.9	3210 ± 33
1 wt.% A-SiO2	34 ± 1.4	91 ± 0.2	2990 ± 44
3 wt.% A-SiO2	33 ± 1.0	72 ± 2.0	3110 ± 35
5 wt.% A-SiO2	30 ± 0.7	45 ± 0.2	3130 ± 28