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. 2020 Feb 29;18:518–531. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2020.02.014

Table 2.

List of estimated model parameters.

Parameter Description (Units) Calculation Value
Tumor
Healthy
Estimated Literature (Reference) Estimated Literature (Reference)
u Capillary blood flow velocity (μm⋅s−1) Eq. (S40) 30 0–200 [73] 553 100–1000 [8], [70], [74]
Qcap,i Capillary blood volumetric flow rate (nl⋅min−1) Eq. (S39) 0.15 0.21 (ischemia) [75] 2.58 2.4–3.47 [8], [70]
γ˙ Capillary shear rate (s−1) Eq. (S41) 16 0–30 [73] 116 100–1000 [61], [70], [74]
σi Reflection coefficient Eqs. (6), (S36), (S37) n/a Liver: 0.43, Spleen: 0.0025, Others: 1 (reference NP size 10 nm); also see Fig. S4a Liver, spleen: 0.85 Others: 0.9–0.99 (reference NP size ~ 10 nm) [65]
P Permeability (mm⋅s−1) Eq. (7) 1.1 × 10−7 (reference NP size 90 nm); 1.27 × 10−6 (reference NP size 9.4 nm); also see Fig. S4b 2 × 10−7 (reference NP size 90 nm) [76]; 2.82 × 10−6 (reference NP size 9.4 nm) [77] n/a
S Surface area (mm2/mm3) Section 3 of SI 40 34–45 [78] n/a