Biomaterials and regenerative medicine in ophthalmology. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Traian Chirila.
• Other Names: Chirila, Traian
• Contents: An introduction to ophthalmic biomaterials and their application through tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Part 1 Applications in the anterior segment: Advances in intraocular lens development; Opacification and degradation of implanted intraocular lenses; Synthetic corneal implants; Corneal tissue engineering versus synthetic artificial corneas; Tissue engineering of human cornea; Engineering the corneal epithelial cell response to materials; Reconstruction of the ocular surface using biomaterials; Tissue engineering of the lens: Fundamentals; Bioinspired biomaterials for soft contact lenses; Contact lenses: The search for superior oxygen permeability; Extended wear contact lenses. Part 2 Applications in the posterior segment: Designing hydrogels as vitreous substitutes in ophthalmic surgery; Retinal repair and regeneration; Development of tissue-engineered membranes for the culture and transplantation of retinal pigment epithelial cells. Part 3 Other applications: Hydrogel sealants for wound repair in ophthalmic surgery; Orbital enucleation implants: Biomaterials and design; Selected polymeric materials for orbital reconstruction; Physicochemical properties of hydrogels for use in ophthalmology.
• Publisher Details: Cambridge, England Boca Raton, Florida : Woodhead Publishing CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Copyright Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (565 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 617.703; Biomedical materials; Eye -- Surgery; Ophthalmology; Regeneration (Biology); Biomedical engineering; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical materials; Eye -- Surgery; Ophthalmology; Regeneration (Biology); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781845697433
• Related ISBNs: 184569743X; 9781845694432; 9781439802151
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 6, 2014).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.