Table 1.

Parameters for the BCM model, material properties of the pillars, and passive mechanical properties of the cell

Parameter	Value	Description
${\sigma }_{\max }$	0.15 [nM/μ m 2]	maximum fibre tension
θ	70 [s]	Decay constant of signal
${\overline{k}}_{\mathrm{v}}$	7	Tension reduction coefficient with respect to strain rate
${\overline{k}}_{\mathrm{f}}$	10	Formation rate constant
${\overline{k}}_{\mathrm{b}}$	1	Dissociation rate constant
${\dot{ϵ}}_0$	10−5[s −1]	Initial fibre contraction rate
k t	500 [nN/μ m 3]	Focal adhesion stiffness
E cell	0.4 [nN/μ m 2]	Young modulus of the cells
ν cell	0.3	Poisson ratio of the cells
E pillar	1.0·103 [nN/μ m 2]	Young modulus of the pillars
ν pillar	0.35	Poisson ratio of the pillars