Better ways to inhibit blood clots revealed by new study

Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 23:22 in Health & Medicine

A new study reveals factors that improve the performance of synthetic fibrin "knobs", which bind to "holes" on fibrinogen molecules to prevent blood clot formation. The study also identifies a novel synthetic knob that displays a 10-fold higher affinity for holes than current synthetic knobs.

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