High refractive index inorganic–organic Interpenetrating Polymer Network (IPN) hydrogel nanocomposite toward artificial cornea implants

• Main Authors: Chan-Park, Mary B., Beuerman, Roger W., Zhang, Quanyuan, Fang, Zheng, Cao, Ye, Du, Huamao, Wu, Hong, Duan, Hongwei, Xu, Rong
• Other Authors: School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98100; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12224
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The use of artificial cornea implants has received increasing attention for treating cornea-related diseases and vision errors due to the low side effects. To achieve long-term successful vision correction, stable and biocompatible materials of high refractive index (RI) need to be developed. Herein...