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. 2018 Apr 25;8(3):273–282. doi: 10.1007/s13534-018-0066-3

Table 2.

Symbols of physical quantities included in the derivation of the CTI formula in Eq. (10)

Quantity Symbol Unit
Absolute value of the charge of the electron q 1.6 × 10−19 C
Avogadro’s number A v 6.02 × 1023 1/mol
Extracellular and intracellular conductivities σe and σi S/m
Extracellular and intracellular activity coefficients of the jth charge carrier γejandγij 0<γej,γij<1
Extracellular and intracellular concentrations of the jth charge carrier cejandcij mol/m3
Extracellular and intracellular mobility of the jth charge carrier mejandmij m2/Vs
Extracellular and intracellular water diffusion coefficients dewanddiw m2/s
Extracellular and intracellular mobility tensors of the jth charge carrier MejandMij m2/Vs
Extracellular and intracellular water diffusion tensors DewandDiw m2/s
Volume fraction of extracellular space χ 0 < χ < 1
High-frequency and low-frequency conductivities σH and σL S/m
Conductivity tensor C S/m