Biomechanics of the anterior human corneal tissue investigated with atomic force microscopy

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1050-1057

  Lombardo, Marco ^a   Lombardo, Giuseppe ^b,c   Carbone, Giovanni ^d   de Santo, Maria P ^b,d   Barberi, Riccardo ^d   Serrao, Sebastiano ^a  

^a Cardiovascular Research Unit   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c Vision Engineering Italy Srl   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; CELL DENSITY; CORNEA STROMA; CORNEA THICKNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERESIS; KERATOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOELASTICITY; YOUNG MODULUS; CELL COUNT; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CELL COUNT; CORNEAL STROMA; ELASTIC MODULUS; ELASTICITY; ENDOTHELIUM, CORNEAL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84859884222     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.11-8720     Document Type: Article

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