The Mechanics of Fibrin Networks and Their Alterations by Platelets
Fibrin is a biopolymer that assembles into a network during blood coagulation to become the structural scaffold of a blood clot. The precise mechanics of this network are crucial for a blood clot to properly stem the flow of blood at the site of vascular injury while still remaining pliable enough t...
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Harvard University
2013
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| Online Access: | http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10995 http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11004926 |