research A Raman spectroscopy investigation of the resilience of hair cuticular scales under uniaxial stress March 2026 in “Journal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials/Journal of mechanical behavior of biomedical materials” Hair cuticles remain stable and resilient under stress due to strong protein content and crosslinking.
research Ultrastructural aspects of hair digestion in black piedra infection 6 citations , January 1997 in “Medical Mycology” The fungus Piedraia hortae damages hair by slowly breaking down its layers, leading to long-lasting infection.
research Fine Structure of the Fully Keratinized Hair Cuticle in the Head Hair of the Human 11 citations , January 1981 in “Cells Tissues Organs” Human hair cuticle has five cell layers with specific junctions and granules.
research Hard X-ray Microscopic Images of the Human Hair 1 citations , January 2007 in “AIP conference proceedings” High-resolution x-ray images showed three main structures in human hair: medulla, cortex, and cuticle.
research The Effect of Hairless Mutant Gene on The Thymus and Skin Under The C_(57)BL/6 Genetic Background January 2004 in “Laboratory Animal Science and Administration” The hairless mutant gene causes early hair loss and affects skin and thymus development in mice.