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. 2015 Jul 21;109(2):194–208. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2015.06.021

Table 1.

Axis lengths of single-shell model objects of different shapes and electric media properties

Description Semiaxis a/μm Semiaxis b/μm Semiaxis c/μm
Model Geometry

 Sphere 6.66 6.66 6.66
 Oblate spheroid (ratio 5:5:1) 11.39 11.39 2.28
 Prolate spheroid (ratio 1:1:5) 3.89 3.89 19.47
 Three axial ellipsoid (CRBC) 6.66 4.17 1.43
 Volume fraction of objects p = 0.1

Media properties

 Internal conductivity σi = 0.5 Sm−1
 Internal permittivity εi = 50 ε0
 External conductivities σe = 0.1 Sm−1 or σe = 1.3 Sm−1
 External permittivity εe = 80 ε0
 Area-specific membrane capacitance Cm = 0.01 Fm−2
 Area-specific membrane conductance gm = 0 Sm−2 or gm ≠ 0 Sm−2