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Table 1 listing of physical parameters used for numerical simulation

From: Mathematical modeling of laser lipolysis

  

Hypodermis

Dermis

Optical coefficients [17-20]

μ a (mm-1)

0.1

0.04

 

μ s (mm-1)

9

17

 

μ' s (mm-1)

0.81

1.53

 

g native

0.91

0.91

 

μ eff (mm-1)

0.52

0.43

 

D (mm)

0.36

0.21

Thermal coefficients [21-23]

C (J.g-1.K-1)

2.87

3.3

 

ρ (g.mm-3)

0.86.10 -3

1.2.10 -3

 

k (W.mm-1.K-1)

3.02.10 -4

4.4.10 -4

 

wb (ml.100 g-1.min-1)

21

-

 

wb (g.mm-3.s-1)

3.5.10 -6

-

 

h (W.m-2.K-1)

-

15

Tissue Damage Coefficients [11]

   
 

Ea (J.mol-1)

6.28.10 5

6.28.10 5

 

A (s-1)

3.1.10 98

3.1.10 98

  1. - μ a (mm-1): absorption coefficient in tissue,
  2. - μ s (mm-1): scattering coefficient
  3. - μ' s (mm-1): reduced scattering coefficient: µ s ' = µ s ( 1 g ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaafiart1ev1aaatCvAUfKttLearuWrP9MDH5MBPbIqV92AaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacPC6xNi=xH8viVGI8Gi=hEeeu0xXdbba9frFj0xb9qqpG0dXdb9aspeI8k8fiI+fsY=rqGqVepae9pg0db9vqaiVgFr0xfr=xfr=xc9adbaqaaeGaciGaaiaabeqaaeqabiWaaaGcbaGaemyTau7aa0baaSqaaiabdohaZbqaaiabcEcaNaaakiabg2da9iabdwla1oaaBaaaleaacqWGZbWCaeqaaOGaeiikaGIaeGymaeJaeyOeI0Iaem4zaCMaeiykaKcaaa@39C8@
  4. - g: anisotropy factor μ eff (mm-1):
  5. - μ eff effective attenuation coefficient,
  6. - D (mm): optical diffusion distance
  7. - C: specific heat of tissue (J.g-1.°K-1)
  8. - ρ: density of tissue (g mm-3)
  9. - k: thermal conductivity of tissue (W. mm-1.°K-1)
  10. - wb: blood flow rate (ml.100 g-1.min-1)
  11. - h heat-transfer coefficient (W.m-2.K-1)
  12. - E a (J.mole-1): activation energy
  13. - A (s-1): frequency factor