Melanin-Mediated Synthesis of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles and Preparation of Functional Agar/CuO NP Nanocomposite Films

Table 2

Mechanical properties, water vapor permeability, and water contact angle of agar-based films.

Films	Thickness (μm)	TS (MPa)	EB (%)	EM (GPa)	WVP (×10^-9 g.m/m^2.Pa.s)	WCA (deg.)
Agar	^a	^a	^a	^b	^a	^a
Agar/CuO NP^1	^c	^a	^a	^a	^b	^b
Agar/CuO NP^2	^b	^a	^a	^ab	^b	^b

The values are represented as deviation. The value in the same column followed by the same letter is not significantly () different.