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Exploring the plasticization of keratin-based fibers
through compression-molded human hair
process
Process
The Cycle
processing methodology
The Remake
Fabrication by traditional Textile techniques in combination with Thermo - Compression - Processing
[the DSC result shows] that there is no melting in th[e] temperature range [up to 200 °C]. That means that the fusion process when the composite is formed, is based on something else than melting. It can be the water which is present, it acts as a plasticiser during melting, and allows fusion of hair.
[T]he water in combination
with pressure then causes to "glue" it kind of together more than it is melting itself ?
[...] Yes the water/moisture might act as somekind of plasticizer which fuses the material.
E-mail conversation with Professor Mikael Skrifvars,
Polymer Technology & Resource Recovery at the University of Borås, interpreting Hair - DSC results, March 2020
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