A Raman Spectroscopy Investigation of the Resilience of Hair Cuticular Scales Under Uniaxial Stress

    March 2026 in “ Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials ”
    Amalia Maria Paschou, Dimitrios Christofilos, John Arvanitidis, M. Katsikini
    Studysummary This study investigated the mechanical response of the human hair cuticle to strain and found that cuticular deformation directly corresponded with fiber elongation, revealing significant molecular-level changes in disulfide crosslinks but maintained structural stability, highlighting the role of the cuticle in stress resistance.
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