Electrospun Scaffolds for Corneal Tissue Engineering: A Review

Corneal diseases constitute the second leading cause of vision loss and affect more than 10 million people globally. As there is a severe shortage of fresh donated corneas and an unknown risk of immune rejection with traditional heterografts, it is very important and urgent to construct a corneal eq...

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Main Authors: Bin Kong, Shengli Mi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-07-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/9/8/614