research Rhodamin B Stain for Keratin: Evaluation of its Specificity and its Application in Dermal Pathology 9 citations , August 1980 in “Journal of Cutaneous Pathology” Rhodamin B stain is inconsistent for keratin in skin samples.
research Mechanism of transdermal permeation promotion of lipophilic drugs by ethosomes 105 citations , April 2017 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” Ethosomes are effective for delivering drugs through the skin by penetrating deeply and targeting hair follicles.
research Keratin film made of human hair as a nail plate model for studying drug permeation 68 citations , February 2011 in “European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics” Keratin films from human hair can potentially replace human nail plates for drug testing.
research On Pathways for Small Molecules Into and Out of Human Hair Fibers 56 citations , January 1996 in “Journal of Forensic Sciences” Dye enters hair at the edges of cuticle cells and penetrates more from water than alcohol-based solutions.
research Cosmetic assessment of the human hair by confocal microscopy 25 citations , March 2002 in “Scanning” Confocal microscopy is better than scanning electron microscopy for studying hair in its natural state and understanding hair products' effects.