Current researches in keratoprosthesis.
- Author:
Hongxia ZHAO
1
;
Deming XIE
;
Han ZOU
Author Information
1. Biomedical Engineering Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Biocompatible Materials;
Cats;
Cornea;
surgery;
Humans;
Prostheses and Implants;
Prosthesis Design;
Rabbits
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2002;19(1):112-116
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
This paper introduced the evolution of keratoprosthesis (KPs) from the earliest devices to the newly developed types, pointed out their drawbacks and discussed the properties that an ideal keratoprosthesis or a tissue engineering keratoprosthesis must possess. Recent researches focused on the use of porous polymers as the skirt of core-skirt keratoprosthesis and tried to improve the material's biologicial intergration.
