The effect of parasitic ions on riboflavin permeability and cross-linking effectiveness in iontophoresis-assisted scleral cross-linking.

Author: Jing WANG ¹ ; Xiaona LI ¹ ; Zhipeng GAO ¹ ; Lingfeng CHEN ¹ ; Weiyi CHEN ¹ ; Tingting WU ¹
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1. College of Biomedical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, P.R.China.
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: iontophoresis; parasitic ions; permeability; riboflavin-ultraviolet A; scleral mechanical properties
MeSH: Animals; Collagen; Cross-Linking Reagents; Ions; Iontophoresis; Permeability; Photosensitizing Agents/pharmacology*; Riboflavin; Sclera; Swine; Ultraviolet Rays
From: Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2021;38(5):869-876
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The effect of parasitic ions on the results of ultraviolet A (UVA) cross-linking in iontophoresis was still not clear. In this work, the porcine sclera was cross-linked by riboflavin lactate Ringer's solution (group A) and riboflavin normal saline (group B)