Influence of Ethylene Plasma Treatment of Agave Fiber on the Cellular Morphology and Compressive Properties of Low-Density Polyethylene/Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer/Agave Fiber Composite Foams

Table 1

Wall thickness and elastic modulus of the AF composites.

Foam composite	Average cell size (μm)	^1AWT (μm)	^2AWT-SD	Elastic modulus (MPa)
Reference	193	7.7	1.4	2.7
AFp3	219	2.8	0.5	0.7
AFp6	159	3.1	0.6	1.2
AFp9	138	8.4	1.4	2.3
AFp12	86	8.6	1.8	2.9
AFp15	111	8.4	1.0	2.7
AFm3	218	6.1	0.6	0.8
AFm6	194	5.7	1.5	1.0
AFm9	127	7.1	1.2	2.4
AFm12	101	5.9	0.8	3.5
AFm15	110	8.9	1.3	3.0

¹AWT: average wall thickness; ²SD-AWT: standard deviation of AWT.