A SUTURABLE HYBRID SUPERPOROUS HYDROGEL KERATOPROSTHESIS FOR CORNEA

The present invention features a hybrid superporous hydrogel scaffold for cornea regeneration and a method for producing the same. The hybrid hydrogel is composed of a superporous poly (2 hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) and poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) copolymer mixed with collagen. The hybr...

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Hauptverfasser: CHO MICHAEL, ZELLANDER AMELIA
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention features a hybrid superporous hydrogel scaffold for cornea regeneration and a method for producing the same. The hybrid hydrogel is composed of a superporous poly (2 hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PHEMA) and poly (methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) copolymer mixed with collagen. The hybrid scaffold can be used as a suturable hybrid corneal implant or keratoprosthesis.