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. 2015 Apr 6;5(2):20140095. doi: 10.1098/rsfs.2014.0095

Table 1.

Physical parameters.

symbol value description
ηv 1.0 friction coefficient of vertices
kcv 20.0 cell volume elasticity
Inline graphic 1.0 characteristic cell volume
kcs 2.56 cell surface elasticity
Inline graphic 400 statistical average of cell cycle
Inline graphic 40 standard deviation of cell cycle
ψI 0.6 time ratio of state I
ψII 0.2 time ratio of state II
ψIII 0.1 time ratio of state III
ψIV 0.1 time ratio of state IV
ρth 0.368 threshold of molecular density for cell growth
ξ 0.1–10.0 transfer coefficient of growth molecules
ksrc 1.0 production rate of growth molecules
kdeg 0.002–0.24 degradation rate of growth molecules