Novel antimicrobial coating on silicone contact lens using glycidyl methacrylate and polyethyleneimine based polymers

• Main Authors: Pillai, Suresh Kumar Raman, Reghu, Sheethal, Vikhe, Yogesh, Zheng, Hou, Koh, Chong Hui, Chan-Park, Mary B.
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Chemical engineering::Polymers and polymer manufacture; Antimicrobial; Cell Viability
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/154047
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Contact lenses are medical devices commonly used to correct refractive errors and to maintain ocular health. Microorganisms such as bacteria that grow on the lens surface cause irritation to the eyes and can even cause loss of vision. In this paper, two different coating strategies are employed to f...