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SUBMITTER: Trujillo-de Santiago G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687460 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Trujillo-de Santiago Grissel G Sharifi Roholah R Yue Kan K Sani Ehsan Shrizaei ES Kashaf Sara Saheb SS Alvarez Mario Moisés MM Leijten Jeroen J Khademhosseini Ali A Dana Reza R Annabi Nasim N
Biomaterials 20190107
Closure of ocular wounds after an accident or surgery is typically performed by suturing, which is associated with numerous potential complications, including suture breakage, inflammation, secondary neovascularization, erosion to the surface and secondary infection, and astigmatism; for example, more than half of post-corneal transplant infections are due to suture related complications. Tissue adhesives provide promising substitutes for sutures in ophthalmic surgery. Ocular adhesives are not o ...[more]