SYSTEM FOR SUTURELESS CLOSURE OF SCLERAL PERFORATIONS AND OTHER OCULAR TISSUE DISCONTINUITIES

The present disclosure describes, among other things, a thereto-responsive hydrogel comprising a PNIPAM copolymer having adhesive properties that are temperature dependent, as well as a device for administering the hydrogel, and methods for making and using the foregoing.

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Hauptverfasser: WHALEN, III, John J, THOMPSON, Mark E, FALABELLA, Paulo, BAYAT, Niki, HUMAYUN, Mark S, ZHANG, Yi
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present disclosure describes, among other things, a thereto-responsive hydrogel comprising a PNIPAM copolymer having adhesive properties that are temperature dependent, as well as a device for administering the hydrogel, and methods for making and using the foregoing.