Let it flow: What flowing blood tells us about blood clotting
What happens if your blood does not clot properly? You may experience prolonged and heavy menstrual bleeding, bruising, nosebleeds and wounds that keep bleeding. Often there is no clear cause for this.
Using the Maastricht Flow Chamber, Amaury Monard (CARIM) visualises blood clotting live to see more precisely where things go wrong.
Curious to see how she does this? Watch the video below. Warning: contains blood!
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