A platelet plug gains a net.

What makes a platelet plug durable?

Setting up the mechanism…

Fibrin mesh: Not formed

Illustrative leak area: 2.00mm²

Fit the specimen and set conditions before running.

What makes a platelet plug durable?

Adherent platelets create a temporary plug. Thrombin converts soluble fibrinogen into strands of fibrin, which form a stabilizing mesh around the cells.

fibrinogen —thrombin→ fibrin mesh

What this model simplifies

Rectangular lesion: selected width × fixed 1 mm length. The remaining open-area fractions are illustrative across four slowed teaching stages; coagulation-factor pathways and fibrinolysis are omitted. No wound care, clot risk or treatment model.

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Put it to work.

Strengthen a platelet plug with a fibrin mesh.

Make it work.

Strengthen a platelet plug with a fibrin mesh.

Run

Fine adjustments 1

Lesion widthmm

A platelet plug gains a net.

What makes a platelet plug durable?

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A platelet plug gains a net.

What makes a platelet plug durable?

Setting up the mechanism…

Fibrin mesh: Not formed

Illustrative leak area: 2.00mm²

Fit the specimen and set conditions before running.

What makes a platelet plug durable?

Adherent platelets create a temporary plug. Thrombin converts soluble fibrinogen into strands of fibrin, which form a stabilizing mesh around the cells.

fibrinogen —thrombin→ fibrin mesh

What this model simplifies

Read the source · openstax.org ↗

Put it to work.

Strengthen a platelet plug with a fibrin mesh.

Make it work.

Strengthen a platelet plug with a fibrin mesh.

Run

Fine adjustments 1

Lesion widthmm