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. 2020 Apr 9;8(4):540. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms8040540

Table 2.

Notation and Units.

Term Meaning Unit Term Meaning Unit/Value Term Meaning Unit
d Cell diameter μm σm Suspending medium conductivity mS·m1 tw Cell wall thickness nm
dew Electrode width μm σmem Cell membrane conductivity mS·m1 tmem Cell membrane thickness nm
deh Electrode height μm σi Cell interior conductivity S·m1 c Cell concentration ml1
del Electrode length μm σlip Cell lipid body conductivity S·m1 n Cell number -
ded Electrode diameter μm σw Cell wall conductivity S·m1 V˙ Flow rate μl·s1
deg Gap to next electrode μm εm Suspending medium relative permittivity - f frequency MHz
dcw Channel/chamber width μm εi Cell interior relative permittivity - E Field strength V·mm1
dch Channel/chamber height μm εlip Cell lipid body relative permittivity - U Voltage V
dcl Channel/chamber length μm εw Cell wall relative permittivity
dcl Channel/chamber length μm ε0 Permittivity of free space 8.854×1012  F·m1
dcd Channel/chamber diameter μm