Fig. 12From: Mechanism for formation of porcine blood hydrogels used as additives in the mortar of traditional Chinese architectural paintingSchematic representation of the self-assembled structures of porcine blood fibrin in water (B), sodium hydroxide solution (C) and lime water (D). Note: A Protofibrils self-assembled formed dimers and trimers or large oligomers, which combined the aggregation through lateral interactions between the two carbon termini and further aggregate to form a fibrous network with weak longitudinal interactionsBack to article page