Open AccessExperimental evaluation of safety and efficacy of plasma-treated poly-ε-caprolactone membrane as a substitute for human amniotic membrane in treating corneal epithelial defects in rabbit eyes
Author(s) -
Raghav Ravani,
Saumya Yadav,
Brijesh Takkar,
Seema Sen,
Seema Kashyap,
Deepika Gupta,
Manjeet Jassal,
Ashwini K. Agrawal,
Sujata Mohanty,
Radhika Tandon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2986_20
Subject(s) - medicine , cornea , amnion , corneal epithelium , immunohistochemistry , epithelium , wound healing , membrane , ophthalmology , biocompatibility , pathology , andrology , surgery , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , pregnancy , fetus , organic chemistry , genetics
To evaluate biocompatibility and safety of plasma-treated poly-ε-caprolactone (pPCL) membrane compared to the human amniotic membrane in the healing of corneal epithelial defects in an experimental model.