research Hair-on-hair static friction coefficient can be determined by tying a knot B Biointerfaces
Treating hair with 1M sodium hydroxide increases its friction, making it better for small medical knots.
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research Effects of Polygoni Multiflori Radix on the Elastase, and Collagenase Activities and the Procollagen Synthesis in Hs68 Human Fibroblasts
Polygoni Multiflori Radix may help reduce skin aging by lowering collagenase and elastase activity.
research Hair Mechanical Properties Depending On Age And Origin
Hair properties vary with age and ethnic origin.
research Dataset from the uniaxial tensile testing of human curly hair fibers under different conditions
Curly hair's strength and flexibility vary with moisture and temperature.
research Faculty Opinions recommendation of Symmetry breaking of tissue mechanics in wound induced hair follicle regeneration of laboratory and spiny mice.
research Exploring Mechanical Niches Identified by Hair Follicle Compression and How These Transduce Proliferation and Differentiation Cues in Epidermally Derived cells.
Less stiff collagen promotes higher cell growth in hair follicles.
research 439 Gradients of Mesenchymal Stiffness Control Sweat Gland Cell Fate Specification During Morphogenesis
Mesenchymal stiffness affects sweat gland cell development.
research Potassium Channel Openers Increase Aortic Elastic Fiber Formation and Reverse the Genetically Determined Elastin Deficit in the BN Rat
Potassium channel openers help form elastic fibers in arteries and can treat elastin deficiency and hypertension.
research Expansion of specialized epidermis induced by hormonal state and mechanical strain
Hormones and stretching both needed for nipple area skin growth in mice.
research Torsional behavior of human hair
Water makes hair more flexible, especially the outer layer.
research Biomechanics of hair fibre growth: A multi-scale modeling approach
The model shows that factors like follicle shape and stiffness are key for hair growth and anchoring.
research Epidermolysis bullosa simplex: a paradigm for disorders of tissue fragility
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex causes easily blistered skin due to faulty skin cell proteins, leading to new treatment ideas.
research Torsional method for evaluating hair damage and performance of hair care ingredients
The torsional method effectively evaluates hair damage and the performance of hair care ingredients.
research Three-Dimensional Histological Structures of the Human Dermis
3D images of skin show collagen is evenly spread, but elastic fibers are fewer near hair follicles.
research 509 Using the human iPSCs-derived sensory neurons re-innervated skin ex vivo model to investigate mast cell-nerve fiber cross-talk in solar elastosis
Nerve fibers may worsen mast cell activity, leading to abnormal elastic fiber buildup from sun exposure.
research Expression of estrogen, androgen, and glucocorticoid receptors in recent striae distensae
Hormonal changes in skin may cause stretch marks.
research Skin fragility in the wild-derived, inbred mouse strain Mus pahari/EiJ
Mus pahari mice have fragile skin due to abnormal collagen and elastin.
research Modulation of Photoaging-Induced Cutaneous Elastin: Evaluation of Gene and Protein Expression of Markers Related to Elastogenesis Under Different Photoexposure Conditions
UV exposure accelerates skin aging by altering elastin, leading to wrinkles.
research EXPRESS: Structure Evolution in Hair Fibres During Strain and the Effect of Relative Humidity
Humidity affects hair structure changes during stretching.
research Measuring collagen injury depth for burn severity determination using polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography
A new imaging method accurately measures burn severity by assessing collagen damage.
research The effect of minoxidil analogues and metabolites on the contraction of collagen lattices by human skin fibroblasts
research Three-dimensional microanatomy of mechanoreceptors and their possible mechanism of sensory transduction.
Mechanoreceptors convert physical touch into electrical signals through specialized nerve structures.
research Fibromodulin-Deficiency Alters Temporospatial Expression Patterns of Transforming Growth Factor-β Ligands and Receptors during Adult Mouse Skin Wound Healing
Mice lacking fibromodulin have disrupted healing patterns, leading to abnormal skin repair and scarring.
research 211 Effect of 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 on mechanical properties of hairless mouse skin
Vitamin D3 applied to mouse skin caused more wrinkles and sagging due to changes in the skin's outer layer.
research Correlation of monosynaptic field potentials evoked by single action potentials in single primary afferent axons and their bouton distributions in the dorsal horn
The study found that nerve signals are stronger when there are more connection points, but not necessarily denser, along the nerve's path in the spine.
research Onychogryphosis by an elastic wire
research The extracellular matrix dictates regional competence for tumour initiation
The extracellular matrix affects where tumors can start in the body.
research A novel PLEC nonsense homozygous mutation (c.7159G > T; p.Glu2387*) causes epidermolysis bullosa simplex with muscular dystrophy and diffuse alopecia: a case report
A new mutation in the PLEC gene causes a rare condition with skin blistering, muscle weakness, and hair loss.
research ACE2 Inhibits Dermal Regeneration Through Ang II in Tissue Expansion
Inhibiting ACE2 improves skin regeneration during tissue expansion.
research Comparison of MMP1 gene expression and collagen percentage in response to polydioxanone, poly-L-lactic acid and polycaprolactone thread implantation in ageing rat skin
PDO, PLLA, and PCL threads increase collagen in ageing skin but don't change MMP1 gene expression.