Table 1 Parameters for the fluid-chemical and mechanical analysis

ΔP

Pressure gradient at the microdevice

40 [Pa]

D

Diffusivity constant

10^-9 [m²/s]^a

κ

Gel permeability

10^-13 [m²]^a

μ

Fluid viscosity

10³ [Pa.s]^a

ρ

Fluid density

10³ [kg/m³]^a

ΔC

Chemical gradient

1 [mol/m³]

K _pas

Passive resistance of cell cytoskeleton

1 [kPa]^b

K _act

Actin stiffness

10 [kPa]^b

ϵ_max, ϵ_min

Maximum/minimum cell strain

-0.4,0.4^b

${\sigma }_{\text{max}}^{\mathrm{\text{cort}}}$

Maximum stress of the acto-myosin (AM) system at the cortex zone

2.5 [kPa]^b

${\sigma }_{\text{max}}^{\mathrm{\text{cyto}}}$

Maximum stress of the acto-myosin (AM) system at the cytoplasm

1.5 [kPa]