The last few decades have witnessed unprecedented convergence between humans and
machines that closely operate around the human body. Despite these advances, traditional …

A comprehensive review of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) hydrogels prepared by the
freezing/thawing (FT) process is presented. We discuss their preparation, gelation …

Hydrogels are polymeric networks having the ability to absorb a large volume of water.
Flexibility, versatility, stimuli-responsive, soft structure are the advantages of hydrogels. It is …

The subcommittee reviewed the prevalence, incidence, risk factors, natural history, morbidity
and questionnaires reported in epidemiological studies of dry eye disease (DED). A meta …

Silicone is a synthetic polymer widely used in the biomedical industry as implantable
devices since 1940, owing to its excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility …

More is demanded from ophthalmic treatments using contact lenses, which are currently
used by over 125 million people around the world. Improving the material of contact lenses …

The fracture of highly deformable soft materials is of great practical importance in a wide
range of technological applications, emerging in fields such as soft robotics, stretchable …

Hydrogels are the three-dimensional network structures obtained from a class of synthetic or
natural polymers which can absorb and retain a significant amount of water. Hydrogels are …

With the prevalence of electronic devices and an aging population, the number of people
affected with eye disease is increasing year by year. In spite of a large number of eye drops …

Owing to the variety and complexity of ocular diseases and the natural ocular barriers, drug
therapy for ocular diseases has significant limitations, such as poor drug targeting to the site …