Sentences with phrase «fibrin forms»

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Recent reports have highlighted how meat processors use the enzymes, formally known as transglutaminase and beef fibrin, to bind smaller cuts of beef and pork and form consistently sized, uniformly shaped larger steaks.

A clot (A) formed with natural platelets on fibrin, shown in purple, and a denser clot (B) formed with added PLPs, shown in white.

To create that trigger, the researchers followed a process known as molecular evolution to develop an antibody that could be attached to the hydrogel particles to change their form when they encounter thrombin - activated fibrin.

The resulting antibody has a high affinity for the polymerized form of fibrin and a low affinity for the precursor material.

When the plastic is punctured, the fluids mix and the molecules link up to create a scaffold, similar to the way blood platelets and fibrin proteins join to form a clot.

Enzymatic crosslinking is the way in which our blood clots during wound healing — cells secrete an enzyme, transglutaminase, which crosslinks fibrin, forming an insoluble protein polymer, or clot.

A thin filament called fibrin (the same substance used for blood clotting) also forms in the site to aid in the intestinal wall's physical repair process.

RediHeal Wound Care by Avalon Medical Innovative Veterinary Surgical Products in Stillwater, Minn., is a borate - based biological glass material that imitates fibrin and traps blood platelets, forming a wound cover to support healing.

When it is converted to fibrin, it forms the basic structural element of blood clots.

A thrombus is an aggregation of platelets and fibrin that may form when certain conditions exist.

Furthermore, clotting factors such as von Willebrand's and other associated proteins are necessary for, binding the platelets and forming fibrin, the structural matrix of scabs and scar tissue.

If a blood sample is centrifuged before the clotting process has completed, the serum may retain fibrin strands that can alter analyzer readings.4 Unless the blood collection tube contains clot accelerators, the sample should be left undisturbed at room temperature for 20 to 30 minutes while the clot is forming.