A Proposed Methodology to Control Body Temperature in Patients at Risk of Hypothermia by means of Active Rewarming Systems

Table 3

Thermophysical properties of the skin in accordance with Lv and Liu [18].

	Specific heat; (J/kg K)	Thermal conductivity; (W/m K)	Thickness; (m)	Density; ρ (kg/m^3)
Epidermis	3578–3600	0.24	80 × 10^−6	1200
Dermis	3200–3400	0.45	0.002	1200
Subcutaneous	2288–3060	0.19	0.01	1000
Inner tissue	4000	0.5	—	1000