Research Article

[Retracted] Optimization of Water Absorption and Mechanical and Thermal Behavior of Polylactic Acid/Chitosan/Titanium Carbide

Table 1

Onset temperature, maximal temperature, and % of decomposition of different composites.

CompositesOnset temperature (°C)Maximal degradation temperature, % of decomposition

Polylactic acid279.9363.689
Polylactic acid/CS266.8366.2102.6
Polylactic acid/CS/2 wt% TiC NPs218.6287.380
PLA/CS/3 wt% TiC NPs208.1281.285.3
PLA/CS/4 wt% 234.5278.3712.8