A new deformation model of hard α-keratin fibers at the nanometer scale: Implications for hard α-keratin intermediate filament mechanical properties

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 2265-2274

  Kreplak, L ^a   Franbourg, A ^b   Briki, F ^a   Leroy, F ^b   Dalle D ^c   Doucet, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b L ORÉAL RECHERCHE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; DISULFIDE BOND; FIBER; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROPHILICITY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MODEL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

EID: 0036217572     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)75572-0     Document Type: Article

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