Table 1

listing of physical parameters used for numerical simulation



Hypodermis
Dermis

Optical coefficients [17-20]
μa (mm-1)
0.1
0.04

μs (mm-1)
9
17

μ's (mm-1)
0.81
1.53

g native
0.91
0.91

μeff (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)
6.28.105
6.28.105

A (s-1)
3.1.1098
3.1.1098

- μa (mm-1): absorption coefficient in tissue,

- μs (mm-1): scattering coefficient

- μ's (mm-1): reduced scattering coefficient: Math

- g: anisotropy factor μeff (mm-1):

- μeff effective attenuation coefficient,

- D (mm): optical diffusion distance

- C: specific heat of tissue (J.g-1.°K-1)

- ρ: density of tissue (g mm-3)

- k: thermal conductivity of tissue (W. mm-1.°K-1)

- wb: blood flow rate (ml.100 g-1.min-1)

- h heat-transfer coefficient (W.m-2.K-1)

- Ea (J.mole-1): activation energy

- A (s-1): frequency factor

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