| Compartment |
pH |
Transit time (h) |
Volume (ml) |
Length (cm) |
Radius (cm) |
SEFa |
Pore Radius (A) |
Porosity/Pore Length (cm^-1) |
| Stomach |
1.3 |
0.25 |
50 |
30 |
10 |
1.000 |
2.200 |
2.580 |
| Duodenum |
6 |
0.26 |
48.25 |
15 |
1.60 |
4.235 |
10.41 |
48.64 |
| Jejunum 1 |
6.20 |
0.95 |
175.3 |
62 |
1.50 |
3.949 |
9.6400 |
38.90 |
| Jejunum 2 |
6.40 |
0.76 |
139.9 |
62 |
1.34 |
3.489 |
8.400 |
26.09 |
| Ileum 1 |
6.60 |
0.59 |
108.5 |
62 |
1.18 |
3.029 |
7.160 |
16.46 |
| Ileum 2 |
6.90 |
0.43 |
79.48 |
62 |
1.01 |
2.569 |
5.920 |
9.540 |
| Ileum 3 |
7.40 |
0.31 |
56 |
62 |
0.85 |
2.109 |
4.680 |
4.896 |
| Caecum |
6.40 |
4.50 |
52.92 |
13.75 |
3.50 |
1.790 |
3.920 |
2.915 |
| Ascending colon |
6.80 |
13.50 |
56.98 |
29.02 |
2.50 |
2.480 |
3.500 |
3.220 |
a–SEF represent Surface area Enhancement Factors which are a measure of absorptive surface area in individual compartments |
