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Table 1 Thermo-physical tissue and blood parameters [22, 23]. β = 975 (mL/s/mL)−1  [22]

From: Relationship between skin temperature and blood flow during exposure to radio frequency energy: implications for device development

Tissue Layer

Density [23]  ( \({\varvec{\rho}}\) )

keff [22, 23]

Heat Capacity  [23] (c)

Water Content [23]

Metabolic Heat Production [23(q)

(kg/m3)

(W/m/K)

(W/m2/K)

(%)

(W/kg)

SC

1280

0.123

1800

10

0

ED

1200

0.45

3590

65

0

D

1200

0.45(1 + 975 \(\omega\))

3300

65

250

HD

1000

0.22(1 + 975 \(\omega\))

2358

25

250

Blood

1060

0.53

3770

-

-