The development of rheometry for strain-sensitive gelling systems and its application in a study of fibrin-thrombin gel formation

Rheologica Acta

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 891-900

  Hawkins, Karl ^a   Evans, P Adrian ^a   Lawrence, Matthew ^a   Curtis, Daniel ^b   Davies, Marc ^b   Williams, P Rhodri ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood clot; Fibrin gel; Fractal dimension; Rheometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956179494     PISSN: 00354511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00397-010-0473-6     Document Type: Article

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