Microscopic observations of superficial ultrastructure of unworn siloxane-hydrogel contact lenses by cryo-scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 419-423

  González Méijome, José M ^a   López Alemany, Antonio ^b,c   Almeida, José B ^a   Parafita, Manuel A ^d   Refojo, Miguel F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Institute of Ophthalmology and Optometry of La Costera (IOOC)   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^e SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lens materials; cryoSEM; Microscopy; Polymer surface; Silicone hydrogel; Siloxane hydrogels

Indexed keywords

CONTACT LENSES; HYDRATION; HYDROGELS; NITROGEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BALAFILCON A; CRYOGENIC SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (CRYOSEM); LIQUID NITROGEN;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

BALAFILCON A; GALYFILCON A; LIQUID NITROGEN; LOTRAFILCON A; POLYMER; SILOXANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CRYOGENIC SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMANS; HYDROGEL; MATERIALS TESTING; SILOXANES; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 31544482678     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30386     Document Type: Article

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