1. Effect of pH and bicarbonate (HCO3) vs
Effect of pH and bicarbonate (HCO3) vs. concentration on adhesive strength.
Effect of pH and bicarbonate (HCO3) vs. concentration on adhesive strength. (A) Adhesion strength vs. mucus concentration for cultures at: pH of 7.4 and 25 mM HCO3 (black circles), 7.4 pH and zero HCO3 (red inverted triangles), and 6.6 pH and 25 mM HCO3 (blue squares). (B) Summary of adhesive strength for non-CF (black circles) and CF (red inverted triangles) HBE cultures over a range of concentrations (P = 0.56).
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