The tissue engineering scaffold acts as an extracellular matrix that interacts to the cells prior
to forming new tissues. The chemical and structural characteristics of scaffolds are major …

Corneal blindness is one of the most common causes of vision loss worldwide, affecting
millions of people. To treat these patients, researchers have been examining different …

Severe ocular surface disease can result in limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD), a condition
leading to decreased visual acuity, photophobia, and ocular pain. To restore the ocular …

Worldwide research on electrospinning enabled it as a versatile technique for producing
nanofibers with specified physio-chemical characteristics suitable for diverse biomedical …

Alternatives to donor cornea transplantation based on tissue engineering are desirable to
overcome the current severe donor tissue shortage. Many natural polymers have good …

Corneal transplantation has been applied mainly for common corneal diseases. Although it
has been used formerly as a common treatment, it suffers some shortcomings such as the …

The mammalian cornea is decorated with stem cells bestowed with the life‐long task of
renewing the epithelium, provided they remain healthy, functional, and in sufficient numbers …

Nanofibers due to their unique properties such as high surface-to-volume ratio, porous
structure, mechanical strength, flexibility and their resemblance to the extracellular matrix …

Corneal diseases constitute the second leading cause of vision loss and affect more than 10
million people globally. As there is a severe shortage of fresh donated corneas and an …

Soft tissue damage is a common clinical problem that affects the lives of a large number of
patients all over the world. It is of great importance to develop functional scaffolds to …