Table 2.

Thermal properties of various tissues from literature

Reference	k [W/m/K]	k Coeff. [%/°C]	α [m²/s]	alpha Coeff. [%/°C]	c [W/m/K]	c Coeff. [%/°C]	Tissue type	Temperature range [°C]	Tissue state
Bhattacharya,2003	0.563	0.626	-	-	-	-	liver, bovine	25–80	ex-vivo
Bhattacharya,2003	0.582	0.559	-	-	-	-	collagen, ovine	25–80	ex-vivo
Bhavaraju,1999⁺	0.508	−0.114	1.587E-07	0.354	3077		myocardium, porcine	25–76	Not specified
Choi,2013	0.504	0.222	-	-	3112^*	0.35^*	liver, porcine	25–80	> 12–24 h postmortem
Choi,2013	0.503	0.092	-	-	3499^*	0.2^*	liver, human	25–80	> 12–24 h postmortem
Choi,2013	0.550	0.257	-	-	-	-	kidney, human	3–45	Not specified
Choi,2013	0.396	0.603	-	-	-	-	lung, human	3–45	Not specified
Choi, 2013	0.481	0.242	-	-	-	-	liver, human	10–45	Not specified
Guntur, 2013	0.521	0.615	1.424E-07	0.462	3386	0.32	liver, porcine	35–90	samples obtained 1hr before experiments
Haemmerich, 2006	-	-	-	-	3493	0.21	liver, bovine	25–83	in vitro, immediately after removal
Marcotte, 2008	0.373	0.780	-	-	3167	0.15	turky meat	20–80	Not specified
Valvano,1985	0.493	0.120	1.474E-07	0.339	3212	-	myocardium, human	3–45	1–2 days after biopsy
Valvano,1985	0.407	0.118	1.307E-07	0.237	2967	.	lung, human	3–45	1–2 days after biopsy
Valvano,1985	0.469	0.116	1.412E-07	0.255	3134	-	liver, human	3–45	1–2 days after biopsy
Valvano,1985	0.415	0.004	1.436E-07	−0.341	2726	-	adenocarinoma of the breast, human	3–45	within 24hrs
Valvano,1985	0.545	0.080	1.134E-07	-	4533	-	colon cancer, human	-	within 24hrs
Valvano,1985	0.540	0.204	1.482E-07	0.371	3505	-	renal medulla,human	3–45	1–2 days after biopsy
Valvano,1985	0.547	0.236	1.470E-07	0.374	3576	-	renal cortex,human	3–45	1–2 days after biopsy
Valvano,1985	0.539	0.241	1.444E-07	0.326	3592	-	spleen,human	3–45	1–2 days after biopsy

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c calculated via k/alpha/rho

The values and the coefficient were calculated for the temperature range 20 to 70°C

The presented conductivity and diffusivity were calculated for 37°C; original values were presented temperatures different from 37°C