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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Bioelectromagnetics. 2009 Jan;30(1):52–58. doi: 10.1002/bem.20444

Table 1.

Thermophysical parameters of tissues used in models.

Model Tissue layer ρ·C
[J/m3 °C]
kt
[W/m °C]
α
[m−1]
BF
[ml/s/ml]
Z
[mm]
1 and 2 Total Tissue 4.18 · 106 0.32 26.5 variable
3 Skin 3.97 · 106 0.32 26.5 variable 1.5
2, 4 Epidermis 4.18 · 106 0.46 26.5 0 0.01−0.1
4 Dermis 3.97 · 106 0.32 - variable 1.5
3, 4 Fat 1.88 · 106 0.16 - 0.43·10−5 2
3, 4 Muscle 4.18 · 106 0.32 - 5.33·10−4

List of symbols used in the table is given in the “Methods” section.