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. 2012 May 9;32(8):1618–1631. doi: 10.1038/jcbfm.2012.63

Table 1. Parameters used by the compartment model.

Parameter Description Value
s Capillary wall thickness 0.5 × 10−6 m
E Young's modulus 3 × 105 N/m2
ρwall Capillary wall mass density 1,000 kg/m3
R0 Capillary reference radius 3.5 × 10−6 m
Lp Hydraulic conductivity 1.5 × 10−7 cm/s/cmH2O
η Dynamic viscosity 5 kg/m/s
δl Compartment length 10−5 m
b Damping constant 0.5 kg/m2/s
πi Internal osmotic pressure 25 mm Hg
πe External osmotic pressure 5 mm Hg
Finit(i=1) Initial inflow of 1st and 2nd activation level 8.4 × 10−17 m3/s; 12.5 × 10−17 m3/s
pinit(i=1) Initial pressure of 1st and 2nd activation level 30 mm Hg; 35 mm Hg