Sharing the load: Individual fibrin fibres distribute strain across a network
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 - 05:10
in Physics & Chemistry
A new study shows that when it comes to networks of protein fibres, individual fibres play a substantial role in effectively strengthening an entire network of fibres. The research, published by Cell Press in the April 20th issue of the Biophysical Journal, describes a mechanism that explains how individual fibrin fibres subjected to significant strain can respond by stiffening to resist stretch and helping to equitably distribute the strain load across the network...