Table 3 Physical and Transport Parameters

Radius of domain, R

50 μm

Assumed

Half-Length of domain, L

80 μm

Assumed

Length of tip cell, L_cell

40 μm

[12]

Radius of sprout, R_sprout

2 μm

[12]

Tip cell surface area: 515 μm²

calculated

Diffusivities, D_114, D_121, D₁₆₅, D₁₈₉

68.6 μm²/s (see Methods)

estimated

Local Available Volume Fraction of the extracellular matrix, K_ECM

0.85

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