Rheometrical and molecular dynamics simulation studies of incipient clot formation in fibrin-thrombin gels: An activation limited aggregation approach

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 166, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 932-938

  Curtis, D J ^a   Brown, M R ^a   Hawkins, K ^a   Evans, P A ^a   Lawrence, M J ^a   Rees, P ^a   Williams, P R ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibrin gels; Fractal clusters; Molecular dynamics; Rheometry

Indexed keywords

CLOT FORMATION; CLUSTER AGGREGATION MODEL; CLUSTER-CLUSTER AGGREGATION; DIFFUSION LIMITED; FIBRIN GELS; FRACTAL CLUSTERS; GEL FORMATION; GEL POINT; LOSS TANGENT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MONOMER ACTIVATION; OSCILLATORY SHEAR; RHEOMETRY; ROD-LIKE PARTICLES; SMALL AMPLITUDE; SUB-CLUSTERS;

BLOOD; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; FRACTAL DIMENSION; GELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; REACTION KINETICS;

AGGLOMERATION;

EID: 79960368321     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2011.04.016     Document Type: Article

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