Losing the split ends: unraveling the mechanisms of fiber branching during blood clot formation
Aravind Elangovan, Dylan M. Miller, Can Cai, Key Crosley, Heather A. Belcher, Rachel Lee, Chad Michael Hobson, David M. Hart, Martin Guthold, Brittany E. Bannish, Nathan E. Hudson
This study uses advanced microscopy to observe fibrin fiber branching during clot formation, revealing that branching occurs through mature fiber binding rather than splitting or protofibril association.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics