Table 2. Synthetic polymer materials for biodegradable composites [45-56]

	Polymers	Young’s modulus (MPA)	Elongation (%)	Degradation time
Thermoplastic	Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT)	40~50 [45]	477~458 [45]	10.14 wt.% loss in 5 days (in YCJ1 in soil) [46]
	Polycaprolactone (PCL)	12.4~14.8 [47]	142~242.4 [47]	6 wt.% loss in 12 weeks (in PBS, 37°C) [57]
	Polylactic acid (PLA)	567~974 [45]	8~12 [45]	76 wt.% loss in 4 weeks (in PBS, 37°C) [48]
	Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)	1.6 [49]	140~150 [49]	10 mins (in water) [30]
	Ploy (vinyl alcohol) (PVA)	0.75~0.85 [50]	70~130 [50]	90 wt.% loss in 90 days (in PBS, 37°C) [51]
	Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA)	2.37~3.03 [52]	358.4~385.2 [52]	20 wt.% loss in 10 days (in PBS, 37°C) [53]
Thermoset	Polyanhydarid (PA)	3.39-3.49 [54]	38.4 [54]	85 wt.% loss in 7 days (in PBS, 37°C) [54]
	Poly(Glycerol sebacate) (PGS)	1.2 [55]	80-95 [55]	22 wt.% loss in 30 days (in PBS) [56]