Table 1.

Values of the parameters used in the model

Parameter	Value
Osteonal hydrodynamic model (21, 45)
B, dimensionless relative compressibility of bone matrix to water	0.53
c, pore fluid pressure diffusion constant of the Biot theory, mm2/s	0.13
ro, radius of the osteon, μm	100
r1, radius of the osteonal lumen, μm	27
Canaliculus and cell process (7, 8, 19)
b, radius of the canaliculus, nm	130
a, radius of the osteocyte process, nm	52
c, radius of the homogenous elastic cylinder, nm	25
Δ, the spacing neighboring two glycosaminoglycan chains, nm	7
Kp, Darcy's permeability of matrix between cell process and canalicular wall, nm2	10.3
μ, fluid viscosity, dyne*·s/cm2	10−2
Central actin bundle (7, 46)
Lf, length of periodic fimbrin cross-over along actin filament, nm	37.5
Ela, bending rigidity of actin filaments, pN·nm2	1.5 × 104

*1 dyne = 10 μN.