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A new deformation model of hard (alpha)-keratin fibers at the nanometer scale: Implications for hard (alpha)-keratin intermediate filament mechanical properties
ABSTRACT The mechanical behavior of human hair fibers is determined by the interactions between keratin proteins structured into microfibrils (hard alpha-keratin intermediate filaments), a protein sulfur-rich matrix (intermediate filaments associated proteins), and water molecules. The structure of ...
April 1, 2002; Biophysical Journal

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