Bhushan Authors First Book on Biophysical Properties of Human Hair
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While the topic of Professor Bharat Bhushan's most recent book may prompt you to start singing the lyrics from a hit rock musical of the 1960s, the subject matter certainly takes a decidedly more scientific look at the mechanical characterization of those layers of locks that sprout from the top of our heads. The book, titled Biophysics of Human Hair, deals with the structure of hair, its mechanical properties, the nanomechanical characterization, tensile deformation, tribological characterization, the thickness distribution and binding interactions on hair surface.
The December printing of the Biophysics of Human Hair brings to four the number of books published by Bhushan in 2010, and two additional works by Bhushan will soon be issued by Springer, an international publisher of books on science, technology, and medicine. The seven-chapter book on human hair examines the structure and composition of ethnic hair types and the mechanical and chemical processes associated with hair care. Early in chapter one, Professor Bhushan acknowledges that hair care has real and historic economic impact. "The fact that companies like Procter & Gamble, L'Oreal, and Unilever have hair care product sales consistently measured in billions of US dollars suggests that understanding the science behind human hair has more than purely academic benefits, as well." But if your interest indeed lies in the cellular structure of hair, its exocuticle and endocuticle, and its nanomechanical properties including hardness, elastic modulus, tensile deformation, fatigue, creep, and scratch resistance, then yes, you'll want to "comb" through this book soon!
Congratulations to Professor Bhushan on the publication of his seventh book.
The additional books written by Bhushan in 2010 include: Biosystems - Investigated by Scanning Probe Microscopy; Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology; and Scanning Probe Microscopy in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. Printing in early 2011 will be Scanning Probe Microscopy in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology 2.
More about Professor Bhushan: http://mae.osu.edu/people/bhushan.2
All books are available through Springer.
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