Nanostructural response of Mitomycin C application on human scleral tissues

Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1393-1397

  Choi, Samjin ^a   Lee, Seung Chan ^b   Cheong, Youjin ^a   Shin, Jae Ho ^a   Jin, Kyung Hyun ^a   Park, Hun Kuk ^a,c  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^c Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

0.02 MMC application; AFM; Fibril diameter and D periodicity; Human scleral collagen fibrils; Nanostructure

Indexed keywords

AFM; COLLAGEN FIBRILS; D-PERIODICITY; HISTOLOGIC ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; SHORT-TERM EFFECTS; ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; NANOSTRUCTURES; TISSUE;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN FIBRIL; MITOMYCIN; NANOMATERIAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; SCLERA; SCLEROMALACIA; STROMA; THICKNESS; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADULT; ALKYLATING AGENTS; COLLAGEN; HUMANS; MALE; MICROFIBRILS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MITOMYCIN; ORGAN SIZE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; SCLERA;

EID: 84880900074     PISSN: 15507033     EISSN: 15507041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jbn.2013.1510     Document Type: Article

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