Polysaccharides are the most abundant naturally available carbohydrate polymers;
composed of monosaccharide units covalently connected together. Chitosan is the most …

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 …

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 …

Photodynamic collagen crosslinking (CXL) using ultraviolet-A (UVA) irradiation combined
with the photosensitizer riboflavin has been introduced as a new treatment for progressive …

Corneal blindness caused by limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) is a prevailing disorder
worldwide. Clinical outcomes for LSCD therapy using amniotic membrane (AM) are …

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 …

Recent progress in biomedical polymer science has greatly contributed to rapid
development of corneal regenerative medicine. In the past decades, scientists have …

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 …

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 …

Corneal substitutes are needed to address the shortage of human donor tissues and the
current disadvantages in some clinical indications, including immune rejection■ Substitutes …