The influence of African-American hair's curl pattern on its mechanical properties

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 4-5

  Porter, Crystal E ^a   Diridollou, Stephane ^a   Barbosa, Victoria Holloway ^a  

^a Institute for Ethnic Hair and Skin Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR GROWTH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LASER MICROSCOPY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MORPHOGENESIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SAMPLING; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; YOUNG MODULUS;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIOMECHANICS; HAIR; HUMANS;

EID: 27544450016     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2005.02799.x     Document Type: Article

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