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. 2016 Sep 2;11(9):e0162322. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162322

Table 2. Biometric parameters of 16 h flow cell S. mutans biofilms cultured using Fuji VII or Fuji VII EP as the substratum.

Values are the mean and standard deviation of three biological replicates.

Fuji VII GIC (no CPP-ACP) Fuji VII EP (containing CPP-ACP) % change
Biovolume (μm3/μm2) 2.74 ± 0.43 1.17 ± 0.03* -57%
Average thickness (μm) 7.72 ± 2.11 1.45 ± 0.25* -81%
Maximum thickness (μm) 37.07 ± 12.69 13.2 ± 1.83* -64%
Surface area: Volume ratio 2.97 ± 0.53 2.45 ± 0.57 -18%
Proportion of the substratum colonised (%) 3.98 ± 1.23 6.05 ± 2.55 +34%

* Significantly different from Fuji VII GIC p < 0.05