Chitosan-based blends for biomedical applications

F Seidi, MK Yazdi, M Jouyandeh, M Dominic… - International Journal of …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are the most abundant naturally available carbohydrate polymers;
composed of monosaccharide units covalently connected together. Chitosan is the most …

The Design and Developments of Protein‐Polysaccharide Biomaterials for Corneal Tissue Engineering

M Prasathkumar, C Dhrisya, FH Lin… - Advanced Materials …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Corneal blindness is explained by a large reduction in vision loss caused by acute and
chronic corneal diseases and/or disorders. Due to the severe unavailability of donor …

Biomechanical properties of corneal tissue after ultraviolet-A–riboflavin crosslinking

IM Beshtawi, C O'Donnell, H Radhakrishnan - Journal of Cataract & …, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Photodynamic collagen crosslinking (CXL) using ultraviolet-A (UVA) irradiation combined
with the photosensitizer riboflavin has been introduced as a new treatment for progressive …

Non-destructive mechanical characterisation of UVA/riboflavin crosslinked collagen hydrogels

M Ahearne, Y Yang, KY Then, KK Liu - British journal of ophthalmology, 2008‏ - bjo.bmj.com
Aims: To establish a non-destructive method of characterising the mechanical properties of
collagen hydrogels to model corneal tissue and to examine the effect of photochemical …

[HTML][HTML] Towards the use of hydrogels in the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency

B Wright, S Mi, CJ Connon - Drug discovery today, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Corneal blindness caused by limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a prevailing disorder
worldwide. Clinical outcomes for LSCD therapy using amniotic membrane (AM) are …

[کتاب][B] Cornea and external eye disease

T Reinhard, DFP Larkin, T Reinhard - 2006‏ - Springer
" This is an interesting and well-illustrated book dealing with many contemporary issues in
ophthalmology…. The book is one of the excellent series by Springer: Essentials in …

Preparation and characterization of novel sodium alginate/chitosan two ply composite membranes

L Ma, W Yu, X Ma - Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2007‏ - Wiley Online Library
Sodium alginate/chitosan (SA/CS) two ply composite membranes were prepared by casting
and solvent evaporation technique. NaHCO3 was used as a porogen additive to form pores …

Functional biomedical polymers for corneal regenerative medicine

JY Lai, GH Hsiue - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2007‏ - Elsevier
Recent progress in biomedical polymer science has greatly contributed to rapid
development of corneal regenerative medicine. In the past decades, scientists have …

Biomineralization of polymer scaffolds

E Katsanevakis, XJ Wen, DL Shi… - Key Engineering …, 2010‏ - Trans Tech Publ
Bioceramics are an important subclass of inorganic, non-metallic biomaterials. Attributing to
their bioactivity and the ability to form bonds with native bone, bioceramics are increasingly …

Encapsulation and culture of mammalian cells including corneal cells in alginate hydrogels

NC Hunt, LM Grover - Corneal Regenerative Medicine: Methods and …, 2013‏ - Springer
The potential of cell therapy for the regeneration of diseased and damaged tissues is now
widely recognized. As a consequence there is a demand for the development of novel …