Hydrogels are extensively used in the biomedical field, as drug delivery systems, wound
dressings, contact lenses or as scaffolds for tissue engineering. Due to their polymeric …

Advances in cataract surgery have increased the demand for intraocular lens (IOL)
materials. At present, the progress of IOL materials mainly contains further improving …

For the treatment and prevention of ocular diseases, most patients are treated with
conventional drug delivery formulations such as eye drops or ointments. However, eye …

An increasing incidence of eye diseases has been registered in the last decades in
developed countries due to the ageing of population, changes in lifestyle, environmental …

Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) still remains the most frequent long term complication
after cataract surgery, while endophthalmitis is rare but severe and should be prevented at …

Cataract surgery is one of the most common and safe surgical procedures nowadays.
However, it is not free of risks as endophthalmitis, ocular inflammation and posterior capsule …

Polymeric materials are widely used in orthopedics and traumatology where they have an
irreplaceable role in the construction of implants. Unlike metals and ceramics, polymers …

Ocular diseases are closely related to the physiological changes in the eye sphere and its
contents. Using biomechanical methods to explore the relationship between the structure …

A layer-by-layer (LbL) coating was designed using ionic polysaccharides (chitosan, sodium
alginate, sodium hyaluronate) and genipin (crosslinker), to sustain the release of diclofenac …

Introduction Cataract surgery is becoming more common due to an aging world population.
Intraocular lenses and surgical technique have developed remarkably recently, but the …