DSC Investigations of Alpha-Keratins and the Specific Effects of Chemical Treatments on Human Hair
January 2006
New to Keratin? There is a guide in the encyclopedia. Read the guide → alpha-keratins chemical treatments differential scanning calorimetry thermal stability cross-link density cystine oxidative treatments bleaching reductive treatments perm-waving intermediate filaments IF-associated proteins denaturation temperature alpha-helix content matrix viscosity crystalline structure keratin DSC bleach perm
Studysummary This study found that, compared to oxidative treatments, reductive perm-waving more severely impacts the intermediate filaments in European human hair, while both treatments alter denaturation kinetics in a first-order manner.
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