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 |