Table 1. Parameters used in the simulation.

Parameters	Values	References
Timestep (${\displaystyle \mathrm{\Delta }t}$)	${\displaystyle 10\mathrm{s}}$	This paper
Self-propulsion (µ)	${\displaystyle {\displaystyle 0.045\mu \mathrm{m}/\sqrt{\mathrm{s}}}}$	This paper
Friction coefficient (${\displaystyle {\gamma }_o}$)	${\displaystyle {\displaystyle 0.1\mathrm{k}\mathrm{g}/(\mu \mathrm{m}\mathrm{s})}}$	This paper
Mean cell elastic modulus (${\displaystyle E_i)}$	${\displaystyle {10}^{-3}\mathrm{M}\mathrm{P}\mathrm{a}}$	Galle et al., 2005; Malmi-Kakkada et al., 2018
Mean cell Poisson ratio (${\displaystyle {\nu }_i}$)	0.5	Schaller and Meyer-Hermann, 2005; Malmi-Kakkada et al., 2018