Qualitative and quantitative characterization of the in vitro dehydration process of hydrogel contact lenses

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 512-526

  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 Instituto de Oftalmología Y Optometría de la Costera IOOC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^e SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contact lenses; Dehydration; Gravimetry; Hydration; Hydrogel; Silicone hydrogel

Indexed keywords

DEHYDRATION; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HYDROGELS; REACTION RATES; SILICONES;

CUMULATIVE DEHYDRATION; DEHYDRATION RATE; EQUILIBRIUM WATER CONTENT (EWC);

CONTACT LENSES;

COPOLYMER; MONOMER; SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; DEHYDRATION; DEVICE; GRAVIMETRY; HYDRATION; HYDROGEL; MATERIALS; MEASUREMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; DEHYDRATION; HYDROGELS; METHACRYLATES; SILICON;

EID: 35548986274     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30824     Document Type: Article

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