Effects of Inorganic Fillers on the Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Poly(lactic acid)

Table 1

Sample list used for this study.

Sample code	Formulation (weight percent)
PLA-c	PLA4032 100%
PLA-a	PLA4060 100%
PLA-c Ex	PLA4032 after melting mix processing
PLA-c/PLA-a	PLA4032 50%/PLA4060 50%
PLA-c/HA 2	PLA 4032 98%/HA 2%
PLA-a/HA 2	PLA 4060 98%/HA 2%
PLA-c/PLA-a/HA 2	PLA4032 49%/PLA4060 49%/HA 2%
PLA-c/Talc 2	PLA 4032 98%/Talc 2%
PLA-a/Talc 2	PLA 4060 98%/Talc 2%
PLA-c/PLA-a/Talc 2	PLA4032 49%/PLA4060 49%/Talc 2%
PLA-c/Talc 5	PLA 4032 95%/Talc 5%
PLA-c/PLA-a/Talc 5	PLA4032 47.5%/PLA4060 47.5%/Talc 5%