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July 2019 in “Fibers And Polymers/Fibers and polymers”
December 2023 in “Data in Brief” In this study, the researchers conducted tensile tests on individual curly human hair fibers sourced from a female donor and found distinct mechanical properties under various conditions, including different strain rates and temperatures, both dry and in saline immersion.
February 2019 in “PubMed” This study explores torsional measurements of single hair fibers to differentiate the effects of cosmetic treatments on hair structure, highlighting their potential to reveal shear stiffness changes related to cuticle damage.
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December 2007 in “Acta materialia” This study conducted in situ tensile loading experiments with atomic force microscopy to observe how conditioning treatments affect the tensile response of virgin, chemically damaged, and mechanically damaged Caucasian hair.
January 2010 in “SÖFW-Journal” This article discusses the social and physical significance of hair and highlights the impressive tensile strength of keratin-rich human hair, reporting no new results.