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Elastic modulus of a fibrin network as a function of strain, measured by shear rheology. Fibrin forms a soft elastic network at low strain, and stiffens 100-fold in various stages marked by the vertical dashed lines when the strain is increased. The stages correspond to entropic elasticity (low strain), strain-induced fiber alignment, fiber backbone stretching, and finally fibrin monomer unfolding.
