Table 1 Summary of model parameters. (BBB: Blood brain barrier).
From: Blood osmolytes such as sugar can drive brain fluid flows in a poroelastic model
Parameter | Symbol | Value | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Fluid viscosity | \(\eta\) | 10–3 Pa s | |
Poisson’s ratio | ν | 0.4 | |
Young’s modulus | E | 1000 Pa | |
Inner radius | a | 1 mm | (SI) |
Outer radius | b | 2 mm | (SI) |
Screening length | \({\gamma }^{-1}\) | 8.5 mm | (SI) |
Permeability | \(\kappa\) | 1.82 \(\times\) 10-15mm2 | |
Relative BBB area | \(\widetilde{{A}_{b}}\) | 5 \(\times\) 103 m-1 | (SI) |
BBB permeability | \({L}_{p}\) | 5 \(\times\) 10-12 m(Pa s)-1 |
