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Caption : dispersion of bg (left) and mbg (right) particles at t=0 min (a) and t=60 min (b)

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Caption : ftir spectra of mbg (a) and bg (b) particles.

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Caption : tga profiles of bg and mbg particles.

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Caption : remaining weight of plla samples containing 5,10 or 15 vol.% of bg or mbg particles during the isothermal treatment at 210 ºc.

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Caption : dumbbell-shaped plla samples for tensile test containing 5, 10 or 15 vol.% of bg (above) or mbg (below) particles.

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Caption : stress-strain curves of plla samples containing 5, 10 or 15 vol.% of bg or mbg particles.

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Caption : ftir spectra of mbg particles submerged in sbf for 0, 1, 3 and 7 days.