Open AccessSustained Ocular Delivery of Ciprofloxacin Using Nanospheres and Conventional Contact Lens Materials
Author(s) -
Rahul Garhwal,
Sally F. Shady,
E. J. Ellis,
Jeanne Ellis,
Charles Leahy,
Stephen P. McCarthy,
Kathryn Crawford,
Peter Gaines
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
investigative ophthalmology and visual science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1552-5783
pISSN - 0146-0404
DOI - 10.1167/iovs.11-8215
Subject(s) - ciprofloxacin , contact lens , antibiotics , chemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , materials science , nanotechnology , medicine , ophthalmology , biology
To formulate conventional contact lenses that incorporate nanosphere-encapsulated antibiotic and demonstrate that the lenses provide for sustained antibacterial activity.
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