Chapter
Corneas: Tissue Engineering
Abstract
The human cornea is a complex structure dependent on the functional cooperation of epithelial, stromal, and endothelial cells, as well as in-growing corneal nerves. Despite biological limitations, there has been sustained, systematic progress towards a tissue engineered (TE) cornea. Overall, it is now possible to control the strength and optical clarity of noncytotoxic, biosynthetic composites to the point that TE corneal replacements could …
Authors
Griffith M; Li F; Lohmann C; Sheardown HD; Shimmura S; Carlsson DJ
Book title
Encyclopedia of Biomedical Polymers and Polymeric Biomaterials
Pagination
pp. 2356-2363
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
DOI
10.1081/e-ebpp-120052210