Table 1.

Design parameters and their values.

Parameter	Definition	Values
Geometric parameters
N	Layers of vessels per drainage channel	1–12
D	Diameter of vessels	30–200 μm
h	Distance between adjacent vessels	250–1000 μm
L	Thickness of scaffold	0.5–2.0 cm
Hydraulic parameters
K	Scaffold hydraulic conductivity	10−12–10−8 cm4/dyn·s
LP	Vascular hydraulic conductivity	10−11–10−9 cm3/dyn·s
Pressures
Pin − Pout	Perfusion pressure difference	2–40 cm H2O
Pout − Pdr	Drainage pressure difference	0–30 cm H2O
Materials properties
ρ	Density of perfusate	1 g/cm3
η	Viscosity of perfusate	0.7 cP