Keeping an Eye on Decellularized Corneas: A Review of Methods, Characterization and Applications

Keeping an Eye on Decellularized Corneas: A Review of Methods, Characterization and Applications

The worldwide limited availability of suitable corneal donor tissue has led to the development of alternatives, including keratoprostheses (Kpros) and tissue engineered (TE) constructs. Despite advances in bioscaffold design, there is yet to be a corneal equivalent that effectively mimics both the n...

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Main Authors: Andrew Hopkinson, James B. Rose, Siobhán E. Dunphy, Laura E. Sidney, Samantha L. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-07-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
Subjects:
decellularization
extracellular matrix
cornea
tissue engineering
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/4/3/114

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