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Table 1 Impedance measured from phantom samples (n = 10) and σ values (estimated from computer simulations) of the agar-gel cylinder and of sphere

From: Radiofrequency ablation combined with conductive fluid-based dopants (saline normal and colloidal gold): computer modeling and ex vivo experiments

Phantom sample

Z (Ω)

σagar-gel (S/m)

σsphere (S/m)

Agar

322.4 ± 2.7

0.067

0.067

Agar + NaCl (1 wt%)

213.6 ± 2.4

0.067

0.113

Agar + NaCl (1.5 wt%)

177.5 ± 4.1

0.067

0.145

Agar + AuNPs (1 wt%)

185.9 ± 6.2

0.067

0.138