Biocompatibility of genipin and glutaraldehyde cross-linked chitosan materials in the anterior chamber of the eye

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 10970-10985

  Lai, Jui Yang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Chemical cross linking; Chitosan; Ocular anterior chamber

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; GENIPIN; GLUTARALDEHYDE; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; NANOPARTICLE; BIOMATERIAL; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; IRIDOID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA ENDOTHELIUM; CORNEA THICKNESS; CROSS LINKING; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGICAL IMPLANT; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLIT LAMP; SPECULAR MICROSCOPY; TISSUE REACTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CORNEA; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; INFLAMMATION; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RABBIT; SURGERY;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMALS; ANTERIOR CHAMBER; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHITOSAN; CORNEA; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTARAL; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; IRIDOIDS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS;

EID: 84866897278     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms130910970     Document Type: Article

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