Figure 9.

(a) Stress σ_z of the fibrin clot as a function of the strain ɛ_z. The result is obtained with k^A = 2 × 10⁻³ N m⁻¹ and k^B = 1 × 10⁻¹⁸ J rad⁻². Experimental data of the shear modulus of fibrin clots (fibrinogen concentration of 0.5 and 1.0 mg ml⁻¹) [7] are also displayed. (b) Elastic coefficient E of fibrin clots as a function of k^A for different k^B. Using the data of ɛ_z = 0.05 to 0.15, E was calculated by least-squares fitting to the plot of {σ_z − (Eɛ_z + σ₀)}, where σ₀ is the residual stress. (c) Ratio n_(ɛ≥0.05)/N. (d) Probability with 〈θ〉 ∈ [0, π/12] at ɛ_z = 0.2 as a function of k^A for different k^B (M ± s.d., $\mathcal{N}=10$).