Development of artificial cornea using the tissue engineering approach.

• Main Author: Ng, Evangeline Yan Yun.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Tissue engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49390
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Corneal disease is the 4th leading cause of global blindness. The severe shortage of human cornea donor drove the development of artificial cornea via tissue engineering as an alternative treatment. Hydrogel biomimetic properties and excellent biocompatibility stands as a potential scaffold material...