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Table 1 Model parameters

From: Kinematic difference between a biological cell and an artificial vesicle in a strong DC electric field – a “shell” membrane model study

Parameters

Standard value

Lower limit

Upper limit

Extracellular conductivity (σ 0, S/m)

0.3

0.01

5

Extracellular dielectric permittivity (ε 0, As/Vm)

6.4 × 10−10

-

-

Membrane conductivity (σ 1, S/m)

1.2 × 10−6

5 × 10−7

5.0 × 10−2

Cell membrane dielectric permittivity (ε 1, As/Vm)

4.4 × 10−11

1.8 × 10−11

8.8 × 10−11

Cytoplasmic conductivity (σ 1, S/m)

1.2

-

-

Cytoplasmic dielectric permittivity (ε 2, As/Vm)

6.4 × 10−10

3.5 × 10−10

7.0 × 10−10

Cell radius (R, μm)

10

1

100

Membrane thickness (d, nm)

5

3

7

Electric field intensity (E, V/m)

200,000

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