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1 online resource (560 pages). |
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Woodhead Publishing Series in Biomaterials |
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Woodhead Publishing series in biomaterials.
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| Biography |
Professor Traian Chirila is a senior scientist at the Queensland Eye Institute, Australia. Professor Chirila has over thirty years experience in polymer science and biomaterials and is highly respected for his ongoing contribution to the field of ophthalmology. |
| Summary |
With an increasingly aged population, eye diseases are becoming more widespread. Biomaterials have contributed in recent years to numerous medical devices for the restoration of eyesight, improving many patients' quality of life. Consequently, biomaterials and regenerative medicine are becoming increasingly important to the advances of ophthalmology and optometry. Biomaterials and regenerative medicine in ophthalmology reviews the present status and future direction of biomaterials and regenerative medicine in this important field. Part one discusses applications in the anterior segment of the eye with chapters on such topics as advances in intraocular lenses (IOLs), synthetic corneal implants, contact lenses, and tissue engineering of the lens. Part two then reviews applications in the posterior segment of the eye with such chapters on designing hydrogels as vitreous substitutes, retinal repair and regeneration and the development of tissue engineered membranes. Chapters in Part three discuss other pertinent topics such as hydrogel sealants for wound repair in ophthalmic surgery, orbital enucleation implants and polymeric materials for orbital reconstruction. With its distinguished editor and international team of contributors, Biomaterials and regenerative medicine in ophthalmology is a standard reference for scientists and clinicians, as well as all those concerned with this ophthalmology. Reviews the increasingly important role of biomaterials and regenerative medicine in the advancement of ophthalmology and optometryProvides an overview of the present status and future direction of biomaterials and regenerative medicine in this important fieldDiscusses applications in both the anterior and prosterior segments of the eye with chapters on such topics as synthetic corneal implants and retinal repair and regeneration. |
| Contents |
Cover; Biomaterials and regenerative medicine in ophthalmology; Copyright; Contents; Contributor contact details; Foreword; Preface; 1 An introduction to ophthalmic biomaterials and their application through tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Development of ophthalmic biomaterials: a brief history; 1.3 Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine in ophthalmology; 1.4 References; Part I Applications in the anterior segment; 2 Advances in intraocular lens development; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Native lens structure; 2.3 Cataracts. |
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2.4 Cataract surgery and intraocular lens materials2.5 Biological responses to intraocular lens materials; 2.6 Multifocal intraocular lenses; 2.7 Accommodating intraocular lenses; 2.8 Lens refilling; 2.9 Conclusions; 2.10 References; 3 Opacification and degradation of implanted intraocular lenses; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Opacification and degradation of poly(methyl methacrylate) intraocular lenses; 3.3 Opacification and degradation of silicone intraocular lenses; 3.4 Opacification and degradation of hydrophilic acrylic intraocular lenses. |
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3.5 Opacification and degradation of hydrophobic acrylic intraocular lenses3.6 Conclusions; 3.7 References; 4 Synthetic corneal implants; 4.1 The function and structure of the cornea; 4.2 Using the cornea to correct refractive error; 4.3 Subtractive approaches to correct refractive error: refractive surgery; 4.4 Additive approaches to correct refractive error: corneal implants; 4.5 Corneal repair and replacement; 4.6 Future trends; 4.7 Conclusions; 4.8 Acknowledgements; 4.9 References; 5 Corneal tissue engineering versus synthetic artificial corneas; 5.1 The cornea. |
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5.2 The need for an artificial cornea5.3 Artificial cornea; 5.4 Keratoprostheses; 5.5 Tissue-engineered corneal equivalents; 5.6 Conclusions; 5.7 References; 6 Tissue engineering of human cornea; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Cell source; 6.3 Corneal tissue reconstruction; 6.4 In vitro experimental applications; 6.5 Clinical applications; 6.6 Future trends; 6.7 Sources of futher information and advice; 6.8 Acknowledgements; 6.9 References; 7 Engineering the corneal epithelial cell response to materials; 7.1 Surface properties influencing cell adhesion; 7.2 Engineering cellular adhesion. |
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7.3 Engineering corneal epithelium attachment and growth7.4 References; 8 Reconstruction of the ocular surface using biomaterials; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Treatment of ocular surface disorders; 8.3 Ex vivo expansion of ocular surface epithelial cells; 8.4 Corneal equivalents as replacements or study models; 8.5 Naturally derived biomaterials as substrata for tissue-engineered epithelial constructs; 8.6 Synthetic biomaterials as substrata for tissue-engineered epithelial constructs; 8.7 Strategies based on thermoresponsive polymers. |
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Ophthalmology.
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Ophthalmology |
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Ophtalmologie.
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
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Ophthalmology
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Chirila, Traian.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Chirila, T V. Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine in Ophthalmology. Burlington : Elsevier Science, ©2009 9781845694432 |
| ISBN |
9781845697433 (electronic bk.) |
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184569743X (electronic bk.) |
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NZ1 14794568 |
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DEBBG BV042316703 |
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DEBSZ 414266692 |
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GBVCP 813167981 |
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NZ1 15582257 |
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AU@ 000055884269 |
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