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. 2013 Dec 3;1:18. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2013.00018

Table 3.

Values of parameters related to receptor-ligand binding used in simulations and ranges of experimental values.

Parameter (units) Value used in simulations for platelets Value used in simulations for RBCs Range of experimental values
kf0 (cm2 s−1) 10−7 10−7 10−12 to 10−7a
kr0 (s−1) 10−5 10−5 10−5 to 10b
NL0, NR0 (cm−2) 1.115 × 1012 4.798 × 109 109 to 1012c
xe (nm) 20 20 5–50d
xb (nm) 29 29 0 to length at which bond breaks
σ (dyn cm−1) 1.98 2.2 0.01–10e
σts (dyn cm−1) −5 −5 −5 to 5f
T¯(K) 310 310

aFrom Hammer and Apte (1992).

bFrom Bell (1978), Ward and Hammer (1993).

cFrom Dembo et al. (1988), Doggett et al. (2002), Reininger et al. (2006), Michelson (2007), Fogelson and Guy (2008).

dFrom Bell et al. (1984), Evans and Leung (1984), Dembo et al. (1988).

eFrom Dembo et al. (1988), Chtcheglova et al. (2004).

fFrom Dembo et al. (1988).