Table 1.

Design parameters and their values.

Parameter	Definition	Values
ΔP	Perfusion pressure difference	4–50 cm H2O
η	Viscosity of perfusate	0.7–4 cP
L	Thickness of scaffold	1–5 cm
K	Scaffold hydraulic conductivity	10−12,10−10,10−8 cm4∕dyn s
qO2	Oxygen consumption rate in scaffold	10−9−10−7 mol∕cm3 s
kO2	Oxygen solubility of perfusate	1.2×10−9−2.7×10−8 mol∕cm3 mm Hg
Constants
LP	Vascular hydraulic conductivity	10−10 cm3∕dyn s
DO2	Oxygen diffusion coefficient	3×10−5 cm2∕s
kO2∗	Oxygen solubility of interstitial fluid	1.2×10−9 mol∕cm3 mm Hg
ρ	Density of perfusate	1 g∕cm3