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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 25.
Published in final edited form as: J Acoust Soc Am. 2003 Sep;114(3):1462–1466. doi: 10.1121/1.1596172

TABLE I.

Coefficient values. LW—lateral wall; PE—piezoelectric

Coefficient Symbol Value Unit
Length l 20,40,60,80 μm
Radius r 4.5 μm
Width (circumference) w 28.5 μm
Thickness (LW & PE plate) t 100a nm
Density ρ 1a g/ml
PE plate permittivity ε0ε33T 5.0×10−11 C2/Nm2
PE plate elastic compliance S11E 3.1×10−5 m2/N
PE constant d312 6.8×10−16 C2/N2
LW resistance Rpm 100 Ωm2
LW capacitance Cpm 1.7×10−2 F/m2
Basal membrane resistance Rba 1 Ωm2
Basal membrane capacitance Cba 1.7×10−2 F/m2
Apical area (cuticular plate) Acp 8.2×10−11 m2
Apical membrane resistance Rap 5.0×10−4 Ωm2
Apical membrane capacitance Cap 1.7×10−2 F/m2
a

Estimated—this paper.