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(a) Hygroscopic diameter growth curves for artificial saliva and deep lung fluid, compared with aqueous sodium chloride solution. (b) Dependence of equilibrium solution composition, represented as the variation in mass fraction of solute, on water activity, equivalent to RH. The stars indicate the water activity at which a phase change occurs.
