On the Correlation Between the Curvature of the Human Eyelash and Its Geometrical Features

July 2018 in “ Acta biomaterialia ”

Hironori Tohmyoh, Mitsuharu Ishihara, Kaori Ikuta, Tomoko Watanabe

eyelash curvature geometrical features structural elasticity cuticle layer neutral axis bending

Studysummary This study reports a good correlation between the curvature of human eyelashes and the displacement of the neutral axis, influenced by the non-uniform thickness of the outer cuticle layer.

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