Stiffening of individual fibrin fibers equitably distributes strain and strengthens networks

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1632-1640

  Hudson, Nathan E ^a   Houser, John R ^a   O'Brien III, E Timothy ^a   Taylor II, Russell M ^a,c,d   Superfine, Richard ^a   Lord, Susan T ^b   Falvo, Michael R ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Brooks Computer Science Building   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 77951637514     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.12.4312     Document Type: Article

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