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. 2016 Jul 25;113(32):8939–8944. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1520428113

Table 1.

Parameter symbols, references, and values

Parameter Symbol Value (fit/ref.)
Mesh/fluid drag Γ 0.4 mPa⋅s/μm2 (Fit)
E4 myocardium modulus E 1.6 kPa (10)
ECM Poisson ratio ν 0.4 (26)
Fluid fraction (average) ϕ 0.8 (50, 51)
Fluid viscosity (water, 25 °C) η 0.89 mPa⋅s
CM spacing Δx 10 μm (10)
CM modulus Ec 0.75 kPa (fit)
CM eigenstrain magnitude ϵ 0.2 (6)
CM strain threshold α 0.11 (fit)
CM Poisson ratio νc 0.4 (26)
Contraction time (AP duration) τ 250 ms