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. 2008 Nov 18;18(2):254–262. doi: 10.1007/s00586-008-0822-7

Table 1.

Disc properties in the model

ε (%) Cell density (103 cells/mm3) Oxygen Lactic acid Glucose
D (mm2/h) Ci (kPa) D (mm2/h) Ci (nmol/mm3) D (mm2/h) Ci (nmol/mm3)
CEP 60 15 2.81 5.1 1.13 0.8 0.76 4.0
Nucleus 80 4.0 5.0 2.02 1.36
IA 73 6.0 4.16 1.68 1.13
OA 66 12.0 3.4 5.8 1.37 0.9 0.92 5.0

D diffusivity, Ci boundary concentrations with i = 1 for the upper and lower CEPs and i = 2 for the outer annulus periphery, ε fluid volume fraction [33]