title: Fibrinogen unfolding mechanisms are not too much of a stretch.
abstract: Molecular explanations for the extraordinary elasticity and extensibility of fibrin fibers are still lacking. Now, Zhmurov et al. (2011) use force spectroscopy experiments, and innovative simulations that match the time and force scales of these experiments, to study fibrinogen behavior under an applied force providing deeper insights into this process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109, USA. gutholdm@wfu.edu
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guthold
authors.forename: Samuel S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Cho