TABLE 2.

Mechanical parameter values for typical living cells and corresponding model parameters.

Mechanical parameters	Model	Living cells	References
Migration speed		$\approx 10\mu \mathrm{m}{(\mathrm{m}\mathrm{i}\mathrm{n})}^{-1}$	Maeda et al. (2008)
Traction stress		$\approx 100\mathrm{P}\mathrm{a}$	Tanimoto and Sano (2014)
Traction force		10 nN	(estimated)
Cell-substrate friction coefficient	ζ cell = ζ slip N	1 nN (μm)−1min	(estimated)
Elastic modulus	${\kappa }_{\text{cell}}=\kappa /L_{\text{cell}}^2$	10–100 Pa	Bausch et al. (1999); Micoulet et al. (2005)
Elastic constant	k cell = κ/L cell	0.1–1 nN (μm)−1	(estimated)
Dissipation rate	ξ cell = ξL bond
Fluid/solid transition time	ξ cell/k cell	tens of sec	Kasza et al. (2007)