Table 1.
ε (%) | Cell density (103 cells/mm3) | Oxygen | Lactic acid | Glucose | ||||
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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]