Table 2.

Nondimensional parameters

Symbol	Definition	Interpretation	Estimate	Source
$\text{Ω}$	$\frac{\omega k_{\text{on}}}{k_{\text{off}}r{c}_0}$	cortex intensity	$6.5-100$	(5)
ϵ	$\frac{r}{k_{\text{off}}}$	ratio of cortex turnover and adhesion rates	0.1	(5)
D	$\frac{\delta }{l}$	adhesion reach	$0.15-0.23$	(5)
F	$\frac{f_0}{l\kappa }$	adhesion bond strength	$1.0-6.3$	(5)
$K_m$	$\frac{k_{\text{off}}{\kappa }_m}{k_{\text{on}}\kappa }$	pressure relative to adhesion strength	$0.016-0.1$	(5)
M	$\frac{\sigma c_0{k}_{\text{off}}}{k_{\text{on}}\kappa }$	myosin contractility relative to adhesion strength	$0.007-0.43$	(5)
$D_g$	$\frac{d_{g}r{k}_{\text{off}}}{k_{\text{on}}\kappa }$	fluid drag relative to adhesion strength	${10}^{-6}$	see text
${\gamma }_m$	$\frac{r{k}_{\text{off}}}{\zeta k_{\text{on}}\kappa }$	ratio of cortex turnover rate and mechanical changes rate	${10}^{-2}-{10}^{-5}$	see text
${\gamma }_c$	$\frac{{\eta }_c{c}_{0}r{k}_{\text{off}}}{k_{\text{on}}\kappa }$	drag on cortex relative to adhesion strength	${10}^{-2}-{10}^{-5}$	see text
${\gamma }_N$	$\frac{{\eta }_{N}r{k}_{\text{off}}}{k_{\text{on}}\kappa }$	drag on nucleus relative to adhesion strength	${10}^{-6}$	see text