Biophysics of Human Hair, 2010 Structural, Nanomechanical, and Nanotribological Studies Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering Series

This book presents the biophysics of hair. It deals with the structure of hair, its mechanical properties, the nanomechanical characterization, tensile deformation, tribological characterization, the thickness distribution and binding interactions on hair surface. It is the first book on the biophysical properties of hair.

Introduction—Human Hair, Skin, and Hair Care Products.- Experimental Methods.- Structural Characterization Using an AFM.- Nanomechanical Characterization Using Nanoindentation, Nanoscratch, and AFM.- Multi-scale Tribological Characterization.- Conditioner Thickness Distribution and Binding Interactions on Hair Surface.- Surface Potential Studies of Human Hair Using Kelvin Probe Microscopy.

Presents the biophysics of human hair Contains nanostudies of the properties of hair Macroscale tribological characterization of hair Discusses hair damage Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras