Non-destructive mechanical characterisation of UVA/riboflavin crosslinked collagen hydrogels

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 268-271

  Ahearne, M ^a   Yang, Y ^a   Then, K Y ^b   Liu, K K ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOFLAVIN;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA; CORNEA CELL; CROSS LINKING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROGEL; KERATOCONUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

BIOMECHANICS; COLLAGEN; CORNEA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; HUMANS; HYDROGELS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RIBOFLAVIN; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 38949201710     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2007.130104     Document Type: Article

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