Table 1.

Analysis of C. albicans cell mechanical properties on npTi, pTi, and glass surfaces ^a.

		npTi	pTi	Glass
C. albicans Cell Surface	Sa (µm)	3.3 ± 0.2	2.6 ± 0.1 *	3.3 ± 0.2
	Cell body (kPa)	164.2 ± 15.0	363.8 ± 2.5 *	184.6 ± 12.0
	Cell-associated EPS (kPa)	7.8 ± 0.1	Not detected	10.3 ± 0.7
	Loose EPS (kPa) b	9.1 ± 0.1	29.0 ± 0.2	2.2 ± 0.1

^a Young’s modulus values were collected using AFM of C. albicans cells incubated on the three studied surfaces for 3 days. ^b “Loose EPS” refers to any EPS that is not associated with cells. * Surface roughness and rigidity of the attached C. albicans cell body has statistically significant difference on pTi surfaces compared to npTi and glass surfaces; p < 0.05.