Elemental Content of Anagen Hairs in a Normal Caucasian Population Studied with Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE)

    January 1986 in “ PubMed ”
    B Forslind, H.K. Li, Kg Malmqvist, D. Wiegleb
    TLDR PIXE is an effective method to analyze hair's elemental composition.
    The study analyzed the elemental content of anagen hair fibers from 103 healthy Caucasian individuals aged 10-69 using proton induced X-ray emission (PIXE). The analysis focused on sulfur, zinc, calcium, and chlorine content in hair fibers collected from a site above the right ear. Results showed average sulfur content of 0.049 g/g, zinc content of 170 µg/g, calcium content of 330 µg/g, and chlorine content of 0.0033 g/g. No significant differences were found between sexes for sulfur and zinc. The study concluded that PIXE analysis is a valuable and efficient method for determining the elemental composition of hair fibers.
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