]>Ultrashort Laser Pulse Heating of Nanoparticles: Comparison of Theoretical Approaches : Table 2
Table 2: Thermophysical characteristics of the gold particle and surrounding biological tissue.

MaterialSpecific heat C(J/Kkg)Interval of T (K)Thermal conductivity μ0 (W/m K)Thermal diffusivity χ(m2/s)

Gold129273–3733181.18×104

Water4181.64215.6C(T)=4182(1+1.016×104(T293K))273–3730.5970.682μ(T)=0.597(1+1.78×103(TT))1.43×107

Human prostate37403100.529
Blood3645–3897273–3730.48–0.61.6×107
Fat2975273–3730.185–0.233
Tumor31603100.561
Skin273–3730.210–0.410