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, A. Paula (author)
Other Authors: Pimenta, Andreia F. R. (author), Silva, Diana (author), Gil, M. Helena (author), Alves, Patrícia (author), Coimbra, Patrícia (author), Mata, José L. G. C. (author), Bozukova, Dimitriya (author), Correia, Tiago R. (author), Correia, Ilídio J. (author), Serro, A. Paula (author), Guiomar, A. Jorge (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Cataract; endophthalmitis; intraocular lens; controlled release; moxifloxacin; plasma grafting; argon; 2- hydroxyethyl methacrylate
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10316/44169
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:estudogeral.sib.uc.pt:10316/44169

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http://hdl.handle.net/10316/44169

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