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. 2014 Jan 10;8:1–12. doi: 10.2174/1874120701408010001

Table 1.

Conductivity and Permittivity Values of the Considered Tissues

Tissue Transversal Conductivity (S/m) Permittivity Longitudinal Conductivity (S/m) Permittivity
a b a b
Air 0.0 - - 0.0 - -
Skin 0.0002 6.5 0.5 0.0002 6.5 0.5
Fat 0.02 6.0 0.5 0.02 6.0 0.5
Muscle 0.08 8.0 0.75 0.3 6.5 0.5
Bone 0.02 4.0 0.33 0.02 4.0 0.33
Tendon 0.4 4.0 0.33 0.4 4.0 0.33
Nerve 0.05 6.0 0.5 0.5 6.0 0.5