Correlations between permeability properties and the pore-size distribution of the porous media 'Hydron' useful as contact lenses

Physica Medica

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-19

  Gatin, E ^a   Alexandreanu, D ^a   Popescu, A ^a   Berlic, C ^a   Alexandreanu, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Hydrophilic materials; Porosity; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTACT LENS; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034034882     PISSN: 11201797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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