Mechanical Anisotropy of Hair Affected by Genetic Diseases Highlights Structural Information Related to Differential Crosslinking in Keratins

February 2023 in “ European biophysics journal ”

Steven Breakspear, Bernd Noecker, C. Popescu

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research Mechanical Anisotropy of Hair Affected by Genetic Diseases Highlights Structural Information Related to Differential Crosslinking in Keratins

February 2023 in “European biophysics journal”