Preservation, sterilization and de-epithelialization of human amniotic membrane for use in ocular surface reconstruction

AK Riau, RW Beuerman, LS Lim, JS Mehta - Biomaterials, 2010 - Elsevier
In the past 20 years, human amniotic membrane (AM) has become widely used as an
ophthalmic surgical patch as well as a substrate for stem cell tissue equivalents for ocular …

Ophthalmic applications of preserved human amniotic membrane: a review of current indications

S Burman, S Tejwani, GK Vemuganti… - Cell and tissue …, 2004 - Springer
Preserved human amniotic membrane (AM) is currently being used for a wide spectrum of
ocular surface disorders. The AM has a basement membrane, which promotes epithelial cell …

Amniotic membrane in ophthalmology: properties, preparation, storage and indications for grafting—a review

K Jirsova, GLA Jones - Cell and tissue banking, 2017 - Springer
The use of amniotic membrane in ophthalmic surgery and other surgical procedures in the
fields of dermatology, plastic surgery, genitourinary medicine and otolaryngology is on the …

Amniotic membrane transplantation

RALIR BARADARAN, HR Aghayan, B Arjmand… - 2007 - sid.ir
The past decade has witnessed the revival of amniotic membrane transplantation (AMT) in
ophthalmology. The importance of amniotic membrane lies in its ability to reduce …

Optimization of amniotic membrane (AM) denuding for tissue engineering

A Hopkinson, VA Shanmuganathan, T Gray… - … Engineering Part C …, 2008 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: Amniotic membrane (AM) has gained increasing popularity as a useful carrier
for ex vivo–expanded cells for tissue engineering, particularly in ocular surface …

Amniotic membrane use in ophthalmology

JAP Gomes, A Romano, MS Santos… - Current opinion in …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Amniotic membrane use in ophthalmic surgery has been shown to provide an alternative for
corneal and conjunctival reconstruction in many clinically challenging situations; however …

Sterilization and preservation influence the biophysical properties of human amnion grafts

F von Versen-Hoeynck, AP Steinfeld, J Becker… - Biologicals, 2008 - Elsevier
The introduction of amniotic membrane (AM) transplantation in ophthalmic surgery holds
great promise and in many clinical situations it offers an alternative to existing management …

Comparison of cryopreserved and air-dried human amniotic membrane for ophthalmologic applications

H Thomasen, M Pauklin, KP Steuhl, D Meller - Graefe's Archive for Clinical …, 2009 - Springer
Abstract Background Cryopreserved amniotic membrane (Cryo-AM) is widely used in ocular
surface surgery because of its positive effect on wound healing and its anti-inflammatory …

[HTML][HTML] Human amniotic membrane transplantation: different modalities of its use in ophthalmology

C Malhotra, AK Jain - World journal of transplantation, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The amniotic membrane (AM) is the inner layer of the fetal membranes and consist of 3
different layers: the epithelium, basement membrane and stroma which further consists of …

Use of nonpreserved human amniotic membrane for the reconstruction of the ocular surface

LF Mejía, C Acosta, JP Santamaría - Cornea, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Purpose. To describe the use of nonpreserved human amniotic membrane (NP-AMT) as an
alternative to preserved human amniotic membrane (AMT) for the reconstruction of the …