Synthesis and Characterization of Silicone Contact Lenses Based on TRIS-DMA-NVP-HEMA Hydrogels

Nguyen-Phuong-Dung Tran1, Ming-Chien Yang2

  • 1Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan. thaonguyeng89@gmail.com.

Polymers
|June 5, 2019
PubMed

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