Disulfide bonds in the outer layer of keratin fibers confer higher mechanical rigidity: Correlative nano-indentation and elasticity measurement with an AFM

Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 36, 1999, Pages 11755-11761

  Parbhu, Ashok N ^a,b   Bryson, Warren G ^b   Lal, Ratneshwar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Wool Research Organisation of New Zealand   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISULFIDE BOND; ELASTICITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; WOOL;

DISULFIDES; ELASTICITY; KERATINS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033533380     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi990746d     Document Type: Article

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