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. 2018 Dec 18;10(12):1405. doi: 10.3390/polym10121405

Table 3.

Effective diffusion coefficient Deff and tortuosity factor τ of samples and related parameters 1 of methylene blue elution.

ID δ (mm) α m2″ (min−1) m3″ (min) Deff (m2 s−1) τ Leff/L
a 1.331 0.436 0.0609 14.3 2.8 × 10−11 7.3 2.7
b 2.015 0.447 0.0403 38.6 2.8 × 10−11 7.3 2.7
c 2.701 0.453 0.0327 39.2 2.9 × 10−11 7.3 2.7

1δ, sample thickness; α, porosity; m2″, true elution rate constant; m3″, true delay time; L, thickness of diffusion layer; Leff, actual diffusion distance.