[Changes in physicochemical characteristics of rabbit sclera as a result of reinforcement treatment]

It has been shown by biochemical analysis and differential scanning calorimetry that the connective tissue formed around a transplant as a result of sclero-reinforcing interference (capsula) is similar to intact sclera. The main component of newly formed capsules is collagen I whose fibers have a perfect structure and the amount of cross-links sufficient to provide normal thermomechanical properties. A fraction of collagen having thermally labile "immature" cross-links in capsules formed around the transplant impregraned with Panaxal has been detected by differential scanning calorimetry. It was suggested that fibroblasts in tissues of these capsules have a high synthetic activity.