title: UV radiation: aggressive agent to the hair--AFM, a new methodology of evaluation.
abstract: A new method for morphological hair analysis at high resolution and under ambient conditions is presented in this paper. The AFM has been used in these experiments to analyze morphological changes in hair roughness and thickness after UV radiation. Through the powerful analytical AFM tools, changes in hair morphology can be proven. A new quantitative methodology to evaluate hair structure is presented in this paper.
authors.affiliation: CMDMC/LIEC/DQ/UFSCar, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rod Washington Luis Km 235, Caixa Postal, 676, São Carlos, SP, Brazil 13565-905.
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Monteiro
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: J A M
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Agnelli
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pereira-Da-Silva
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Longo
mesh_terms: D006197:Hair / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013499:Surface Properties; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays