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Nano-Patterning of Diffraction Gratings on Human Hair for Cosmetic Purposes
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
- 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
- 2 Mechanical Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
- 3 Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA
- 4 Mechanical Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA
Journal of Cosmetics, Dermatological Sciences and Applications·Volume 04 (2014)·Pages 173–178·Published 29 April 2014·DOI10.4236/jcdsa.2014.43024
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Abstract
A method is presented for nano-patterning a diffraction grating on human hair with a focused ion beam. Strands of brown hair are patterned with hyperbolas and Archimedean spirals whose pitches range from 540 nm to 1040 nm. Exposure of the hair strands to white light at various incident angles demonstrates that light of varying wavelengths is diffracted by the diffraction gratings. The diffraction causes the brown strands of hair to reflect light from the entire range of visible light.
KeywordsDiffractionHairNanopatterningFocused Ion Beam Milling
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