Human Hair “Waste” and Its Utilization: Gaps and Possibilities

Table 2

Countries undertaking new research on human hair uses.

New uses/areas of research	Countries where research is undergoing
Liquid fertilizers	India, USA, Korea, and Bangladesh
Concrete reinforcement	Canada, India
Pollution control	Canada, Singapore, India, Iran, Korea, Egypt, and Jordan
Molded furniture and objects	UK
Engineering polymers	Singapore, China, Japan, and India
Follicle cell cultures/tissue regeneration	Switzerland, UK, Korea, and France
Composites for superconducting systems	India, Greece, and The Netherlands
Flexible microelectrodes	China