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. 2004 Aug 17;87(5):2919–2930. doi: 10.1529/biophysj.104.039693

TABLE 1.

Dimensional parameters used in model

Parameter Definition Value
a Cell radius 5 μm
μ Viscosity 0.01 g/cm/s
T Temperature 310 K
λ Equilibrium bond length 20–70 nm
τ Repulsion characteristic length 20–70 nm
ξ Nonspecific repulsion constant 5 × 10−4 dyne
Inline graphic Shear rate 1 – 800 s−1
rC Reactive compliance 0.1 – 0.55 Å
σ Bond spring constant 0.5 – 5 dyne/cm
nLT Ligand surface density 1 – 400 #/μm2
nRT Receptor surface density 1 – 50 #/μm2
Inline graphic Intrinsic forward reaction rate 10−3 – 101μm2/s
Inline graphic Intrinsic reverse reaction rate 10−1 – 102 s−1