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ReviewBiophysical chemistry2010

The molecular origins of the mechanical properties of fibrin.

Michael R Falvo, Oleg V Gorkun, Susan T Lord

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Review in Biophysical chemistry, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers.

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41citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Fibrin as a Versatile Fibrous Biopolymer.Sub-cellular biochemistry · 2026
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  3. Rupture mechanics of blood clot fibrin fibers: A coarse-grained model study.Journal of the mechanics and physics of solids · 2025
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  10. Structural control of fibrin bioactivity by mechanical deformation.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael R FalvoDepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Oleg V Gorkun
Susan T Lord
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

INTERACTIVE GRAPHICS FOR MOLECULAR STUDIES &MICROSCOPYP41EB002025 · NIBIB · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI SUPERFINE, RICHARD · 2003 to 2019
$16.9M
MUTAGENIC STUDIES OF FIBRINOGEN ALPHA CHAIN FUNCTIONR01HL031048 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI LORD, SUSAN T · 1987 to 2010
$3.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS HL031508NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL031048NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB002025NIBIB NIH HHS P41-EB002025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

When normal blood circulation is compromised by damage to vessel walls, clots are formed at the site of injury. These clots prevent bleeding and support wound healing. To sustain such physiological functions, clots are remarkably extensible and elastic. Fibrin fibers provide the supporting framework of blood clots, and the properties of these fibers underlie the mechanical properties of clots. Recent studies, which examined individual fibrin fibers or cylindrical fibrin clots, have shown that the mechanical properties of fibrin depend on the mechanical properties of the individual fibrin monomers. Within the fibrin monomer, three structures could contribute to these properties: the coiled-coil connectors the folded globular nodules and the relatively unstructured αC regions. Experimental data suggest that each of these structures contributes. Here we review the recent work with a focus on the molecular origins of the remarkable biomechanical properties of fibrin clots.

Indexed as

FibrinFibrinogenHumansProtein Structure, TertiaryStress, MechanicalFibrinFibrinogen

Identifiers

PMID20888119
PMCPMC2975759
OpenAlexW2151601292

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