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An in vitro screening of potential influencing variables was performed on biomimetic agar\/mucin gels. Among the test device-specific factors, contact time and withdrawal speed were identified as influencing parameters. In addition, influencing factors such as the sample area, which showed a linear relationship in relation to the resulting work, and the liquid addition, which led to an abrupt decrease in adhesion, could be identified. The influence of tissue preparation was investigated in ex vivo experiments on porcine small intestinal tissue. It was found that lower values of Fmax and Wad were obtained on processed and fresh tissue than on processed and thawed tissue. Film adhesion on fresh, unprocessed tissue was lowest in most of the animals tested. 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