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Electrical and thermal conductivities used in bioheat model.
| Ref. | Materials | Electrical conductivity σ(S/m) |
Thermal Conductivity k (W/m °C ) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBS Lead | [26,34-37] | Insulation (80A urethane) | 10−10 | 0.026 |
| Electrodes (Platinum/Iridium Pt 90/ Ir 10) and coil. |
4*106 | 31 | ||
| [37-39] | Lead core (air) | 10−20 | 0.027 | |
| Thermocouple | [36-39] | Insulation (Teflon) | 10−12 | 0.24 |
| Tip (Copper-Constantan) | 5.9*107 | |||
| Salinea | 0.35 | 0.85 |
Saline (34 mM NaCl), electrical and thermal conductivities were measured
