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Tensile Properties of Hair

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A brief discussion of the fundamental elements of hair structure of hair and their interplay with absorbed water is followed by an informative review of elastic properties of hair as revealed by the longitudinal stress measurements. Evaluation of tensile properties of hair focuses on the measurement techniques and their utility in assessing hair response to environmental effects and cosmetic processes.

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  1. Clinical Dermatology, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Roma, Italy

    Enzo Berardesca

  2. Dermatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, California, USA

    Howard I. Maibach

  3. Proderm, Schenefeld/Hamburg, Germany

    Klaus-Peter Wilhelm

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Wolfram, L.J. (2014). Tensile Properties of Hair. In: Berardesca, E., Maibach, H., Wilhelm, KP. (eds) Non Invasive Diagnostic Techniques in Clinical Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32109-2_38

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