Table 1. Values of the parameters used in Figure 7A–C model fitting.
Parameter | Unit | Figure 7A | Figure 7B | Figure 7C |
a, Length of the contact area | µm | 5.0±2.2 | 5.0±2.2 | 4.5±2.3 |
b, Width of the contact area | µm | 5.0±2.2 | 5.0±2.2 | 4.5±2.3 |
c, Length of the rupture area | nm | 300 | 300 | 140 |
r, Cell radius | µm | 4 | 4 | 4 |
δ, Size of the gap between the cell and the coverslip | nm | 50 | 50 | 50 |
x#, Binding potential width | nm | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.43 |
σ1, PfEMP1 density | µm−2 | 35 | 35 | 50 |
σ2, CD36 density | µm−2 | 20 | 50 | 50 |
η, Viscosity | Pa×s | 0.0015 | 0.0015 | 0.0015 |
T, Temperature | K | 300 | 300 | 300 |
k+, Receptors diffusive binding rate | µm−2 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.15 |
koff, Dissociation rate | s−1 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.07 |
kon, Association rate in the cluster | s−1 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
N, Proteins cluster size | 7 | 7 | 7 |