"Proplast" for keratoprosthesis
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Combination of Microstereolithography and Electrospinning to Produce Membranes Equipped with Niches for Corneal Regeneration
Published on: September 12, 2014
1Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Newark.
Abstract:
'Proplast,' a Teflon fluorocarbon polymer and carbon fiber composite, was used as support for a polymethyl-methacrylate cylinder in a keratoprosthesis that was implanted in rabbit corneas with successful retention for up to 3 years.

