Novel Approaches for Controlling Fibrin Matrices to Mitigate Scar Formation

Friday, February 15, 2013
Room 207 (Hynes Convention Center)
Thomas Barker , Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
This work has been based on the hypothesis that by controlling the three dimensional properties of the fibrin clot, it is possible to reduce scar formation. The talk will demonstrate how fibrin peptides can be used to tailor clot formation to achieve this goal.