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(A) Platelets localize to the site of injury, binding to fibrin, and forming a hemostatic plug. (B) Electron micrograph of activated platelets, which spread out over an injured area and extend filopodia. Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature Materials (59), 2010.
