Table 2.
Parameters Used in the Electromotility Model
| Parameters | Description | Values | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| R (J/mol/K) | ideal gas constant | 8.3145 | physical constant |
| T (K) | absolute temperature | 300 | room temperature |
| F (C/mol) | Faraday’s constant | 96,485.3 | physical constant |
| (μm) | initial cell radius | 9.1 | average value in the experiment |
| h (μm) | effective cortical thickness | 0.5 | (15) |
| (Pa) | passive membrane stress | estimated from force balance | |
| (Pa) | active contraction | estimated from force balance | |
| (mol) | total intracellular area | estimated from intracellular osmolarity | |
| α (m/s/Pa) | water permeability | (15, 46) | |
| (mol2/Kg/m3) | Na channel constant | based on (25) | |
| (mol2/Kg/m3) | K channel constant | fitting parameter | |
| (mol2/Kg/m3) | Cl channel constant | based on (25) | |
| (mol/m3) | ATP concentration | 1 | fitting parameter |
| (m/s) | coefficient in | 0.1 | fitting parameter |
| constant in | 0.01 | fitting parameter | |
| constant in | 0.1 | fitting parameter | |
| (mol/m2/s) | coefficient in | fitting parameter | |
| constant in | 10 | fitting parameter | |
| (N/m) | constant in | fitting parameter | |
| constant in | 1.5 | fitting parameter | |
| (mV) | constant in | fitting parameter |