Table 1: Microdialysis parameters and their units.
Parameter | Symbol | Dimension |
Average speed of perfusate flow | Vavg | Lt-1 |
Dynamic viscosity of perfusate | µ | ML-1t-1 |
Density of perfusate | ρ | ML-3 |
Coefficient of diffusion of analyte in bulky perfusate solution | D | L2t-1 |
Characteristic dimension of channel | H | L |
Area of semi-permeable membrane | A | L2 |
Concentration of analyte in channel | c | L-3 |
Concentration of analyte in tissue | c∞ | L-3 |