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Nanofibrous scaffolds for corneal tissue engineering
Author(s) -
FUCHSLUGER T,
BAHNERS T,
CZUGALA M,
GUTMANN J,
SALEHI S
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
acta ophthalmologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.534
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1755-3768
pISSN - 1755-375X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2013.4734.x
Subject(s) - tissue engineering , electrospinning , nanofiber , scaffold , biomedical engineering , materials science , substrate (aquarium) , layer (electronics) , nanotechnology , composite material , medicine , polymer , biology , ecology
This contribution will report on nanofibrous scaffolds for corneal tissue engineering. By electrospinning, biodegradable nanofibers can be created that form a semitransparent layer. This can be used as a substrate for further cell seeding procedures. It is the goal to use this scaffold in ocular surface reconstruction.