RGB Video Microscopic System for In Vitro Monitoring of Optical Properties of Hair Shaft and Follicle

May 2001 in “ Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE ”

Alexey N. Bashkatov, Yurii P. Sinichkin, Elina A. Genina, Valery V. Tuchin, Gregory B. Altshuler

hair shaft hair follicle RGB analysis optical properties geometrical properties

Studysummary This paper presents an RGB video microscopic system to monitor optical properties of hair shafts and follicles in vitro, but reports no new clinical results. Our plain-language summary of this paper — not a Tressless recommendation.

The study presented an RGB video microscopic system designed for in vitro monitoring of the optical properties of hair shafts and follicles. It detailed experimental results that analyzed the optical and geometrical properties of hair using RGB analysis techniques.

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