Surface modification to improve biointegration of materials in a core-skirt keratoprosthesis

• Main Author: Riau, Andri Kartasasmita
• Other Authors: Subramanian Venkatraman
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering; DRNTU::Science::Medicine::Biomedical engineering; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Functional materials
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/71955
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Corneal disease is a major leading cause of blindness worldwide. The majority of the reversible causes could benefit from corneal transplantation. However, transplantation-grade donor corneas are often difficult to procure. In addition, organ transplantation is frequently plagued by clinical, ethica...