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Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 Although waste hair fibers are consumed in agricultural and pharmaceutical industries, etc., their use in civil engineering is very limited. Because of fibrous nature, it can be used as reinforcement material in soil for sustainable development, similar ...
Ramanathan Ayothiraman +2 more
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A case of trichorrhexis nodosa
Pifu-xingbing zhenliaoxue zazhi, 2022 We report a case of trichorrhexis nodosa. A 27-year-old female presented with white nodules of hair that were easily broken for 17 years. Dermatological examination showed that the hair was sparse, dry, and there were many tiny granular white nodules ...
Sha XIAO, Tao GAO, Qingchun DIAO
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Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 Human hair fibers are structurally organized as a cortex protected by an outer scaly sheath (cuticle). Developing methods to isolate these two compartments will help to elucidate their roles in hair biology and develop potential applications.
Nan Zhang +5 more
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Reinforcement of polypropylene with natural fibers: Mitigation of environmental pollution
Environmental Challenges, 2023 : Recently, natural fibers have gained research attention in reinforcing polymers due to their availability and unique properties in polymer applications. Preliminary studies indicate indiscriminate disposal of human hair (HH) and the burning of cow hair
R.U. Arinze +7 more
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Characterization of the Promoter Regions of Two Sheep Keratin-Associated Protein Genes for Hair Cortex-Specific Expression. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 The keratin-associated proteins (KAPs) are the structural proteins of hair fibers and are thought to play an important role in determining the physical properties of hair fibers.
Zhichao Zhao +6 more
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Hair Structures Affecting Hair Appearance
Cosmetics, 2019 Optical factors affecting hair appearance are reviewed based on hair structures from macroscopic to microscopic viewpoints. Hair appearance is the result of optical events, such as reflection, refraction, scattering, and absorption.
Shinobu Nagase
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SN Applied Sciences, 2022 In recent years, the application of natural fiber reinforced polymer composite is rapidly increasing in different parts of the world due to its light weight, low cost, availability and feasibility of easy fabrication.
Selvakumar Kathiresan +1 more
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Morphological analysis of polymers on hair fibers by SEM and AFM
Materials Research, 2003 The polyquaternium 7® polymer is widely used in cosmetic formulations. Morphologic alterations in hair fibers were observed after the application of the polyquaternium 7® polymer, using SEM and AFM.
Valéria Fernandes Monteiro +3 more
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Efferent control of the electrical and mechanical properties of hair cells in the bullfrog's sacculus. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Hair cells in the auditory, vestibular, and lateral-line systems respond to mechanical stimulation and transmit information to afferent nerve fibers. The sensitivity of mechanoelectrical transduction is modulated by the efferent pathway, whose activity ...
Manuel Castellano-Muñoz +2 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 A trichobezoar is commonly formed in the gastrointestinal tract by ingestion of an individual’s own hair. A trichobezoar formed by hair and artificial materials constitutes a rare etiology scarcely reported in the current literature.
Dan Lu +5 more
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