The Swelling Behavior of Hair Studied Through the Structural Change of Keratin Protein During the Permanent Waving Treatment

    November 2024 in “ Biophysical Chemistry ”
    Takayuki Togashi, Maako Tabata, Akimasa Mochizuki … Hiroki Ikake
    Studysummary This study analyzed the swelling behavior of human hair during permanent waving treatment, finding that both the microstructure and macrostructure of intermediate filaments swell simultaneously at the initial stage, and while partially destructed by reduction, they are considerably restored through oxidation.
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