Table 1.

Estimates for model parameters

Symbol	Description	Estimate (Ref.)
ξ	cortex mesh size	30 nm (24)
h	cortex thickness	500 nm (10)
ηc	cytosol viscosity	10−2 Pa s (10)
kon	linker attachment rate	104 s−1 (26)
$k_{\text{off}}^0$	free linker detachment rate	10 s−1 (26)
δ	linker bond length	1 nm (17)
k	linker stiffness	10−4 N/m (text)
ρ0	density of available linkers	1014 m−2 (text)
R	cell radius	10 μm (28)
γ	membrane surface tension	5 × 10–5 N/m (11)
κ	membrane bending ridigity	10−19 J (30)
γm	cortical tension	5 × 10–3 N/m (this work)