Oxygenation of the Intraportally Transplanted Pancreatic Islet

Figure 2

Surface plot illustrating model results for a “Baseline Case,” which involves an islet with average diameter ( μm) and fractional viability (OCR/DNA = 200 nmol/min/mg DNA), exposed to a reasonable oxygen supply ( mm Hg), and no thrombus formation at its proximal half-surface ( μm). The colors within and behind the islet depict the calculated spatial gradients, as indicated by the legend (right). , thickness of the thrombus; OCR, oxygen consumption rate; , oxygen partial pressure; , external blood ; , islet radius.