Mechanistic Aspects of African Hair Relaxation

    January 2011
    Franz Wortmann, J M Quadflieg, Leszek J. Wolfram
    Studysummary This study found that the primary mechanism behind hair relaxation in Afro-hair is the alkali-induced denaturation of helical filaments, leading to spontaneous straightening.
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