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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
May. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa, Duesseldorf, DE;
Inventors:
Georg Knuebel, Duesseldorf, DE;
Antje Gebert-Schwarzwaelder, Neuss, DE;
Annika Koenen, Grevenbroich, DE;
Astrid Kroos, Monheim, DE;
Melanie Moch, Dormagen, DE;
Wilfried Howorka, Duesseldorf, DE;
Assignee:
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Duesseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/64 (2006.01); G01N 21/91 (2006.01); G01N 33/483 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/6428 (2013.01); A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); G01N 21/91 (2013.01); G01N 33/4833 (2013.01); A61B 5/448 (2013.01); G01N 2021/6495 (2013.01); G01N 2201/062 (2013.01); G01N 2201/12746 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for determining a degree of damage to hair is provided in the form of various embodiments. Said method can comprise the following steps: during the exposure of a hair sample to UV light (for example by employing a UV-LED), detecting fluorescence light emitted by the hair sample, determining a fluorescence intensity by employing the detected light, and determining the degree of damage to the hair using said fluorescence intensity.