RateUnits

Units for dose rate

Description

RateUnits is a property of a PKData, RepeatDose or ScheduleDose object.

• In RepeatDose or ScheduleDose objects, this property defines units for the Rate property.

• In PKData object, this property defines units for the RateLabel property.

Characteristics

Applies to	Object: RepeatDose, ScheduleDose, PKData
Data type	Character vector
Data values	Units from library with dimensions of amount divided by time. You cannot use units of concentration divided by time. Default = '' (empty).
Access	Read/write

Note

SimBiology^® uses units including empty units in association with DimensionalAnalysis and UnitConversion features.

• When DimensionalAnalysis and UnitConversion are both false, units are not used. However, SimBiology still performs a minimum level of dimensional analysis to decide whether a reaction rate is in dimensions of amount/time or concentration/time.

• When DimensionalAnalysis is true and UnitConversion is false, units (if not empty) must have consistent dimensions so that SimBiology can perform dimensional analysis. However, the units are not converted.

• When UnitConversion is set to true (which requires DimensionalAnalysis to be true), SimBiology performs a dimensional analysis and converts everything to consistent units. Hence, you must specify consistent units, and no units can be empty. If you have a dimensionless parameter, you must still set its units to dimensionless.