Nature Communications (May 2019)

Microclot array elastometry for integrated measurement of thrombus formation and clot biomechanics under fluid shear

  • Zhaowei Chen,
  • Jiankai Lu,
  • Changjie Zhang,
  • Isaac Hsia,
  • Xinheng Yu,
  • Leo Marecki,
  • Eric Marecki,
  • Mohammadnabi Asmani,
  • Shilpa Jain,
  • Sriram Neelamegham,
  • Ruogang Zhao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10067-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Blood clotting is a complex process involving platelet adhesion and clot stiffening. Here the authors present a microfluidic system to recapitulate the dynamic changes in clot mechanics under physiological shear.