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ORIENTATION OF FIBRIN IN STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS
Author(s) -
HudryClergeon Gilbert,
Freyssinet JeanMarie,
Torbet James,
Marx Jean
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
annals of the new york academy of sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.712
H-Index - 248
eISSN - 1749-6632
pISSN - 0077-8923
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1983.tb23258.x
Subject(s) - fibrin , birefringence , orientation (vector space) , anisotropy , magnetic field , materials science , polymerization , nuclear magnetic resonance , optics , polymer , composite material , physics , geometry , medicine , mathematics , quantum mechanics , immunology
Magnetic field orientation can be considered as a new valuable technique for the study of fibrin. Birefringence measurements during polymerization in the magnetic field enables a new approach to study the mode of association of fibrin monomers. Stable fully oriented clots can be obtained for investigation of the three-dimensional and the secondary structures of the fibrin fiber. Such experiments could be useful to assess the structure of other biopolymers diamagnetically anisotropic.