Bioheat Materials Database

Bioheat Materials Database

The Bioheat materials database contains materials used with the Heat Transfer Module’s Bioheat Transfer interface. The properties are given either as a constant value, as a piecewise linear function of the temperature, or as a polynomial approximation function of the temperature that provides a good agreement with the reference, as summarized in the table below. Also see References for the Bioheat Materials Database.


Material	Thermal Conductivity W/(m·K)	Density kg/m3	Heat Capacity J/(kg·K)	Frequency Factor 1/s	Activation Energy J/mol	Reference
Bone	0.32	1908	1313	—	—	Ref. 5
Fat	0.21	911	2348	4.43e16	1.3e5	Ref. 5, Ref. 4
Liver (human)	0.52	1079	3540	7.39e39	2.577e5	Ref. 5, Ref. 1
Liver (porcine)	polynomial approximation	polynomial approximation	polynomial approximation	—	—	Ref. 6
Lung	piecewise linear function	piecewise linear function	piecewise linear function	—	—	Ref. 6
Muscle	0.49	1090	3421	—	—	Ref. 5
Myocardium (human)	piecewise linear function	piecewise linear function	piecewise linear function	—	—	Ref. 6
Myocardium (porcine)	polynomial approximation	polynomial approximation	polynomial approximation	—	—	Ref. 6
Prostate	0.51	1045	3760	1e91	5.6e5	Ref. 5, Ref. 2
Renal cortex	piecewise linear function	piecewise linear function	piecewise linear function	—	—	Ref. 6
Renal medulla	piecewise linear function	piecewise linear function	piecewise linear function	—	—	Ref. 6
Skin	0.37	1109	3391	4.575e72	4.71e5	Ref. 5, Ref. 3
Spleen	piecewise linear function	piecewise linear function	piecewise linear function	—	—	Ref. 6