Mean MT length
Calculation of mean MT length for the MT dynamics parameters (Verde et al., 1995):
Growth rate: \(\mu m.s^{-1}\)
Shrinkage rate: \(\mu m.s^{-1}\)
Catastrophe rate: \(s^{-1}\)
Rescue rate: \(s^{-1}\)
Mean MT length : \(\mu m\)
Temperature to kT
Conversion of temperature in degrees (°C or °F) to temperature energy (kT).
Temperature:
Temperature energy: \( pN.\mu m\)
Filament rigidity
Conversion of filament persistence length to rigidity (\(K = k_BT * L_p\) )
Temperature in \(k_BT\): \(pN.\mu m\)
Persistence length: \( \mu m\)
Rigidity: \( pN.\mu m^2\)