Fig. 4.1.

(a) A phase diagram showing cell shapes as a function of the dimensionless normal force $f_n^{\ast }$ and the reduced area Γ. (b) A similar diagram for the dimensionless tangential force $f_t^{\ast }$ and the reduced area Γ. The dimensionless range 0.1 ~ 100 in the x coordinate corresponds to the dimensional forces in the range 0.01 ~ 10 nN/µm for the chosen cell size and bending rigidity.