Table 2 Translational diffusion coefficients (DT) and relaxation times (τT, τL) of intracellular water (at 310 K) for cancer and non-cancer human cells: breast cancer vs breast healthy; prostate cancer vs prostate healthy; lung cancer vs lung healthy.

From: Cellular dynamics as a marker of normal-to-cancer transition in human cells

Cell line

Γglobal/cyt

Γglobal/hyd

Γlocal

DT (× 10–5 cm2 s−1)

τT (ps)

DT (× 10–5 cm2 s−1)b

τL (ps)

Breast cancer

0.73 ± 0.01

0.42 ± 0.01

0.09 ± 0.01

0.59 ± 0.01

1.13 ± 0.05a

0.60 ± 0.02a

0.17 ± 0.01a

0.56 ± 0.01a

Breast healthy

0.58 ± 0.01

0.46 ± 0.01

0.05 ± 0.01

0.60 ± 0.01

a1.01 ± 0.06

a0.60 ± 0.03

a0.15 ± 0.02

a0.59 ± 0.01

Prostate cancer

0.74 ± 0.02

0.37 ± 0.02

0.10 ± 0.01

0.37 ± 0.01

1.31 ± 0.01a

0.56 ± 0.01a

0.21 ± 0.02a

0.36 ± 0.04a

Prostate healthy

0.61 ± 0.02

0.38 ± 0.02

0.08 ± 0.01

0.49 ± 0.01

1.25 ± 0.04a

0.57 ± 0.01a

0.18 ± 0.01a

0.48 ± 0.01a

Lung cancer

0.80 ± 0.02

0.36 ± 0.02

0.12 ± 0.01

0.35 ± 0.01

Lung healthy

0.71 ± 0.02

0.38 ± 0.02

0.09 ± 0

0.45 ± 0.01

  1. Slow global translational (Γglobal/cyt and Γglobal/hyd) and fast localised (Γlocal) dynamical processes.
  2. aFrom39. bFickian behaviour (Γ = 2DQ2).