Hair fiber characteristics and methods to evaluate hair physical and mechanical properties

Hair fiber characteristics and methods to evaluate hair physical and mechanical properties

The hair thread is a natural fiber formed by keratin, a protein containing high concentration of sulfur coming from the amino acid cystine. The main physical proprieties of the hair depend mostly on its geometry; the physical and mechanical properties of hair involve characteristics to improve: elas...

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Main Authors: Maria Valéria Robles Velasco, Tania Cristina de Sá Dias, Anderson Zanardi de Freitas, Nilson Dias Vieira Júnior, Claudinéia Aparecida Sales de Oliveira Pinto, Telma Mary Kaneko, André Rolim Baby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2009-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Subjects:
Cabelo
Fibras capilares
Tomografia por coerência óptica
Microscopia óptica
Microscopia eletrônica
Hair
Hair fibers
Optical coherence tomography
Optical microscopy
Electron microscopy
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