Fig. 3From: Elucidating bacterial adhesion to mucosal surface by an original AFM approachRheological behavior of the outer layer of salmon fry mucosa. A) mean +/− S.D. of the phase angle for mucus from 3 individual fish between maximum displacement and force in compression and extension at week 7 and week 10 (the dashed line represents a phase angle of 45°, where elastic and viscous contributions to rheology are equal in magnitude) and B) an example of a single deformation cycle showing the applied displacement and the normal force response with the phase shift highlightedBack to article page