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

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Nanosilica</td><td class="align_center">Size (nm)</td><td class="align_center">Polydispersity</td><td class="align_center">Surface area (m<sup>2</sup>/g)</td><td class="align_center">Amine groups content (wt.%)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="5"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Neat silica</td><td class="align_center">30</td><td class="align_center">0.16</td><td class="align_center">274.4</td><td class="align_center">0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Modified silica</td><td class="align_center">30</td><td class="align_center">0.02</td><td class="align_center">274.4</td><td class="align_center">0.35</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="5"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Characteristics of nanosilica fillers.</div>

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Table 2: Characteristics of Biodegradable Polylactide/Thermoplastic Starch/Nanosilica Composites: Effects of Plasticizer and Nanosilica Functionality 

Table 2 | Characteristics of Biodegradable Polylactide/Thermoplastic Starch/Nanosilica Composites: Effects of Plasticizer and Nanosilica Functionality 