Table 1.

Material properties and baseline parameters

Material property Baseline parameter 
ρ Fluid density = 103 (kg/m3
DL Diffusion coefficient in the intestinal lumen = 2 × 10−9 (m2/s) 
DM Diffusion coefficient in the mucosa (crypt/villus region) = 2 × 10−10 (m2/s) 
ηL Fluid dynamic viscosity in the lumen = 10−3 (Pa · s) 
ηM Fluid dynamic viscosity in the mucosa = 10−2 (Pa · s) 
LV Villus length = 350 (µm) 
LC Crypt length = 150 (µm) 
dV Villus diameter = 120 (µm) 
dC Crypt diameter = 20 (µm) 
dL Intestinal lumen diameter = 5 (cm) 
Material property Baseline parameter 
ρ Fluid density = 103 (kg/m3
DL Diffusion coefficient in the intestinal lumen = 2 × 10−9 (m2/s) 
DM Diffusion coefficient in the mucosa (crypt/villus region) = 2 × 10−10 (m2/s) 
ηL Fluid dynamic viscosity in the lumen = 10−3 (Pa · s) 
ηM Fluid dynamic viscosity in the mucosa = 10−2 (Pa · s) 
LV Villus length = 350 (µm) 
LC Crypt length = 150 (µm) 
dV Villus diameter = 120 (µm) 
dC Crypt diameter = 20 (µm) 
dL Intestinal lumen diameter = 5 (cm) 

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