Dynamic in vitro dehydration patterns of unworn and worn silicone hydrogel contact lenses

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 90 B, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 250-258

  Gonzalez Meijome J M ^a   Lopez Alemany A ^b   Almeida, J B ^a   Parafita, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contact lens; Degradation; Lens wear

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONTACT LENSES; DEGRADATION; DEHYDRATION; DEWATERING; HUMIDITY CONTROL; HYDROGELS; SALINE WATER; SILICONES;

ANALYTICAL BALANCE; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; DEHYDRATION RATES; FIRST MOMENTS; IN-VITRO; LENS WEAR; ON DYNAMICS; PHASE I; QUANTITATIVE PARAMETERS; SALINE SOLUTIONS; SILICONE HYDROGELS; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; WATER RETENTION; WEAR CONDITION;

OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS;

SILICONE;

ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; GRAVIMETRY; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; HYDROGEL; IN VITRO STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

CONTACT LENS SOLUTIONS; CONTACT LENSES, HYDROPHILIC; SILICONES;

EID: 67650818944     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31279     Document Type: Article

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