NSF funds research on Fibrin Mechano-lysis

The National Science Foundation has funded our proposal on ‘Understanding Mechano-Fibrinolysis: Fiber-Scale Multiphysics Experiments and Models’.

The project, led by Dr. Manuel K. Rausch and Dr. Sapun Parekh (Parekh Lab, BME, UT-Austin), will investigate how fibrin’s state of mechanical deformation affects its rate of enzymatic digestion, i.e., its mechano-lysis. This question is a critical one to answer as enzymatic digestion is important in the regulation of many vital tissue functions such as tissue growth and remodeling as well as in tissue dysfunction such as in cancer.

Further details about the grant can be found here.