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. 2017 Feb 15;220(4):517–530. doi: 10.1242/jeb.134056

Fig. 4.

Fig. 4.

Plaque adhesive chemistry under the foot at acidic pH. (A) Interfacial interactions: H-bonds, and electrostatic, hydrophobic and coordinative interactions. The latter are uncommon at pH 2–3. (B) Cohesive interactions: H-bonds, cation-π interactions, electrostatic (e.g. salt bridges) and hydrophobic interactions.