Table 1.

Thermal properties of the tissues and the different mattress technologies simulated in the modelling

Material	$\mathit{k}\left[\frac{\mathit{W}}{\mathit{mK}}\right]$	${\mathit{C}}_{\mathit{p}}\left[\frac{\mathit{J}}{\mathit{kgK}}\right]$	$\mathit{\rho }\left[\frac{\mathit{kg}}{{\mathit{m}}^3}\right]$	${\mathit{q}}_{\mathit{m},0}\left[\frac{\mathit{W}}{{\mathit{m}}^3}\right]$	${\mathit{w}}_{\mathit{bl},0}\left[\frac{1}{\mathit{s}}\right]$
Skina	0.47	3680	1085	368	1.05E‐03
Fata	0.16	2300	850	58	3.60E‐06
Musclea	0.42	3768	1085	684	5.38E‐04
Bonea	0.75	1700	1357	0	0
Foamb	0.026	1000	40	‐	‐
Waterc	0.6154	4178	995.7	‐	‐
LAL/HALd	0.026	1005	1.16	‐	‐

Abbreviations: HAL, high air loss; k, thermal conductivity; LAL, low air loss; C _p, specific heat; ρ, density; w _{bl, 0} and q _{m, 0}, basal values for blood perfusion and metabolic rates in thermal neutrality.

^aData adopted from literature.25

^bData adopted from literature.31

^cWater thermal properties at 30 (°C).

^dThermal properties of air at 30 (°C) were taken for LAL/HAL.