|
Sample
|
Mucus transport velocity (mm/min)
|
Cilia beat frequency (Hz)
|
Delay (s)
|
|---|
|
38 °C and RH 100%
|
22 °C and RH 50%
|
Time (s)
|
38 °C and RH 100%
|
22 °C and RH 50%
|
Time (s)
|
|---|
|
1
|
7.6 ± 0.1
|
0.2 ± 0.1
|
2.0
|
11.9 ± 0.2
|
6.3 ± 0.0
|
3.6
|
1.6
|
|
2
|
9.2 ± 0.2
|
4.8 ± 0.7
|
2.2
|
11.7 ± 0.1
|
8.0 ± 0.2
|
4.9
|
2.7
|
|
3
|
12.2 ± 0.1
|
1.3 ± 0.3
|
1.9
|
17.1 ± 0.2
|
10.3 ± 0.2
|
3.8
|
1.9
|
|
4
|
10.6 ± 0.4
|
0.7 ± 0.5
|
1.4
|
11.4 ± 0.1
|
3.8 ± 0.0
|
2.7
|
1.3
|
|
5
|
9.8 ± 0.7
|
0.2 ± 0.1
|
2.6
|
16.7 ± 0.5
|
6.9 ± 0.0
|
3.5
|
0.9
|
|
6
|
10.2 ± 0.5
|
0.5 ± 0.4
|
2.4
|
15.3 ± 0.1
|
4.7 ± 0.1
|
4.1
|
1.7
|
|
7
|
9.6 ± 0.3
|
1.3 ± 0.8
|
1.7
|
13.6 ± 0.2
|
6.7 ± 0.0
|
3.6
|
1.9
|
- Results are presented as the mean ± standard deviation. Time measurements represent the time the MTV and CBF took to change from measurements made at 38 °C and 100% RH to measurements made at 22 °C and RH 100%. The delay is the difference between the MTV and the CBF times taken for change
