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. 2018 Feb 6;8:2481. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-20535-6

Table 1.

The electrical properties of the dielectrics and cells used in this study.

Name Value Description
Solution and Dielectric29
σf 1E-3 S/m The conductivity of solution (Saline solution)
εr,f 78 The relative permittivity of solution (Saline solution)
σi 1E-10 S/m The conductivity of dielectric (Sodium Potassium Niobate)
εr,i 750 The relative permittivity of dielectric (Sodium Potassium Niobate)
Name Value Description Name Value Description
Yeast 57 E. coli 53,58
ry 4 μm Yeast’s radius re 2 μm E. coli radius
σp_y 0.2 S/m Cytoplasm’s conductivity σp_e 0.22 S/m Cytoplasm’s conductivity
εr,p_y 50 Cytoplasm’s relative permittivity εr,p_e 60 Cytoplasm’s relative permittivity
σs1_y 2.5E-7 S/m Membrane’s conductivity σs1_e 1E-6 S/m Inner membrane’s conductivity
εr,s1_y 6 Membrane’s relative permittivity εr,s1_e 5.5 Inner membrane’s relative permittivity
ths1_y 8 nm Membrane’s thickness ths1_e 7 nm Inner membrane’s thickness
σs2_y 1.4E-2 S/m Cell wall’s conductivity σs2_e 31* σf0.4S/m Periplasm’s conductivity
εr,s2_y 60 Cell wall’s relative permittivity εr,s2_e 60 Periplasm’s relative permittivity
ths2_y 220 nm Cell wall’s thickness ths2_e 50 nm Periplasm’s thickness
σs3_e 1e-4 S/m Outer membrane’s conductivity
εr,s3_e 12 Outer membrane’s relative permittivity
ths3_e 7 nm Outer membrane’s thickness
Dead yeast 57 Electroporated E. coli 58,59
σp_dy 7E-3 S/m Cytoplasm’s conductivity σp_de 0.09 S/m Cytoplasm’s conductivity
σs1_dy 1.6E-4 S/m Membrane’s conductivity σs1_de 1E-2 S/m Inner membrane’s conductivity
σs2_dy 1.5E-3 S/m Cell wall’s conductivity σs2_de 31* σf0.4S/m Periplasm’s conductivity
σs3_de 1 S/m Outer membrane’s conductivity