Structural changes in cuticles on violin bow hair caused by wear.
A bow with horse tail hair is used to play the violin. New and worn-out bow hairs were observed by atomic force microscopy. The cuticles of the new bow hair were already damaged by bleach and delipidation, however the worn-out bow hairs were much more damaged and broken off by force, which relates to wearing out.
Yamamoto
Tomoko
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Nanobiotechnology Laboratory, National Food Research Institute, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Sugiyama
Shigeru
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D000818:Animals; D006197:Hair / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006736:Horses / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D018625:Microscopy, Atomic Force; D009146:Music; D013499:Surface Properties; D013623:Tail / Q000033:anatomy & histology