Facile and efficient enzymatic methods for harvesting or removal of cuticle cells from human hair shafts

• Main Authors: Zhang, Nan, Lai, Hui Ying, Archana, Gautam, Zhao, Zhitong, Wang, Qiang, Ng, Kee Woei
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials; Human Hair; Cuticle
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153488
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Human hair fibers are structurally organized as a cortex protected by an outer scaly sheath (cuticle). Developing methods to isolate these two compartments will help to elucidate their roles in hair biology and develop potential applications. Herein, we developed enzymatic methods for human hair cu...