Table 2.

Summary of results of changes in microstructure and mechanics of collagen and fibrin in collagen-fibrin co-gels, compared to their pure counterparts. Arrows represent direction of change in each characteristic for the ECM in co-gel compared to the pure gel; ─ means characteristic was unchanged. X for fibrin microstructure indicates these parameters were not measured.

		Collagen in Co-gel vs. Pure Collagen	Fibrin in Co-gel vs. Pure Fibrin
Microstructure	Fibril Diameter	↓	↓
	Fibril bundling	↓	N/A
	Average Fiber Length	↑	X
	Network Connectivity	↑	X
Mechanics	Strain at Failure	↑	↑
	UTS	─	─
	Tangent Modulus	↓	↓
	Transition Strain	↑	─