Investigation of Hair Shaft in Seborrheic Dermatitis Using Atomic Force Microscopy

    January 2011 in “ Skin Research and Technology ”
    Kyung Sook Kim, Min Kyung Shin, Jae-Jun Ahn … Hun-Kuk Park
    Studysummary Hair from people with seborrheic dermatitis is thicker scaled, more damaged, and thinner than healthy hair, and atomic force microscopy can help monitor the condition.
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