Fig. 1.

Microglial cell: (a) finite element mesh on the cell–gel interface and the surface of the truncating domain; (b) simulated tractions (in kPa) applied to the cell surface; (c) displacement field (in $\mu \mathrm{m}$) on a 2D cross section of the hydrogel matrix; (d) displacement field (in $\mu \mathrm{m}$) on the cell surface, where the solid and transparent surfaces represent the cell geometry in the stressed and relaxed configurations, respectively