Microsystems for Bioelectronics

Symbol Meaning

t Time

t

1/2

Radionuclide half life

T Absolute temperature

v Volume

V Voltage

w Width

x Amplitude

d

Distance between the neighboring atomic planes (for graphite

d

¼ 0.335 nm)

D

Particle kinetic energy transferred to lattice vibrations

3

Energy released per atom

e

0

Permittivity of vacuum,

3

0

¼ 8.85 x 10

14

F/cm

h

Efficiency

Q

Period of oscillation

m

Reduced mass

r

Density of substance

s

Conductivity

s

Radionuclide mean life time

4

Electric potential

w Indicates order of magnitude

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