Effects of biologically modified surfaces of synthetic lenticules on corneal epithelialization in vivo

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 25, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Xie, R Z ^a   Sweeney, D F ^a   Beumer, G J ^a,b   Johnson, G ^a,c   Griesser, H J ^a,b   Steele, J G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Division of Biomolecular Engineering   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial membrane; Cornea; Feline; Glycoproteins; Implantation; Surface

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 4; FIBRONECTIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; POLYCARBONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NONHUMAN; SLIT LAMP; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0030751089     PISSN: 08149763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1997.tb01755.x     Document Type: Article

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