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A schematic diagram in Fig. 1.1a provides an overall view of various cellular structures of human hair. Human hair is a complex tissue consisting of several morphological components, and each component consists of several different chemical species. Table 1.1 presented earlier summarizes the main chemical species present in human hair.
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Bhushan, B. (2010). Structural Characterization Using an AFM. In: Biophysics of Human Hair. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15901-5_3
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