= B. Schulz
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\b[B. Schulz] is the first-listed author of a 2002 experimental study of human <nail (anatomy)> samples using <ellipsometry>. The paper gives an affiliation in applied physics and microstructure research at the University of Hamburg; its indexed byline retains the initials rather than a verified full given name.<Hydration dynamics of human fingernails: An ellipsometric study by B. Schulz and others>[PubMed author record, affiliation and abstract, PMID 12188765]{ref}
The experiment followed changes in the <complex refractive index> during hydration and dehydration. Its authors interpreted the response using faster and slower water-associated processes in <keratin>. That connects an optical measurement to the changing physical condition of a biological material, rather than treating nail thickness or optical properties as fixed constants.<Hydration dynamics of human fingernails: An ellipsometric study by B. Schulz and others>[Abstract, hydration model and optical observable]{ref}
A full name, independent biographical details and a securely attributable portrait remain unverified; no namesake identification is assumed.
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