Surface modification of an intraocular lens material by plasma-assisted grafting with 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), for controlled release of moxifloxacin

Endophthalmitis, an inflammation of the eye due to perioperative infection, may occur after cataract surgery. Intraocular lenses (IOLs) loaded with an antibiotic have been proposed as an alternative to the conventional postoperative endophthalmitis prophylaxis, since the antibiotic is delivered dire...

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Main Author: Vieira, Ana (author)
Other Authors: Pimenta, Andreia (author), Silva, Diana (author), Gil, Maria (author), Alves, Patrícia de Jesus Pinto (author), Coimbra, Patrícia Manuela Almeida (author), Mata, José (author), Bozukova, Dimitriya (author), Correia, Tiago Ruivo (author), Correia, Ilídio Joaquim Sobreira (author), Serro, Ana Paula (author), Guiomar, António (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Cataract
Endophthalmitis
Intraocular lens
Controlled release
Moxifloxacin
Plasma grafting
Argon
2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/4707
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/4707

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