|
Material/tissue
|
Electrical conductivity (S/m)
|
Blood perfusion coefficient (x 10−3s−1)
|
Density (kg/m3)
|
Specific heat (J/kg ∙ K)
|
Thermal conductivity (W/m/K)
|
|---|
|
Active electrode a
|
1.00 R + 08
|
0
|
6,450a
|
840
|
18
|
|
Tumour
|
0.4 b
|
0
|
1,150
|
3,664
|
0.487
|
|
Trabecular bone
|
0.05
|
0.167
|
1,080
|
2,060
|
0.36
|
|
Cortical bone
|
0.022
|
0.167
|
1,908
|
1,313
|
0.32
|
|
Muscle
|
0.446
|
.6167
|
1,090
|
3,421
|
0.49
|
- All values were obtained from [30], except where indicated. aValues as described in [31], which are of a nickel-titanium electrode, bassumptions for the electrical conductivity of the tumour, which are twice the value of normal healthy cartilage, also obtained from [30]
