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 …

Cryogels are macroporous hydrogels that have been widely utilized in a variety of
biomedical applications including wound dressings. Cryogels reveal superior mechanical …

Alginate/gelatin blended hydrogel fibers were successfully prepared based on sodium
alginate cross-linked by Ca 2+ and gelatin cross-linked by oxidized starch through the wet …

Contact lens materials have undergone significant changes over the past 20 years,
particularly with respect to the introduction of silicone hydrogel materials. Whilst this …

Artificial development of smart materials from agricultural waste or food residues is
particularly desirable for green chemistry. In this paper, dual-network self-healing hydrogels …

Stroma is the main refractive element of the cornea and damage to it is one of the main
causes of blindness. In this study, cell loaded hydrogels of methacrylated gelatin (GelMA) …

Magnesium phosphate cement (MPC) is a suitable alternative for the currently used calcium
phosphates, owing to beneficial properties like favorable resorption rate, fast hardening, and …

Many people suffer from myopia or hyperopia due to the refractive errors of the cornea all
over the world. The use of high refractive index (RI), Abbe number (νd), and visible light …

Pharmaceuticals delivery to the eye sites of interest via the means of contact lenses (CLs)
has attracted significant research attention in recent years. Compared with the conventional …

A 3D cardiovascular stent based on the combination of 2-hydroxy ethyl methacrylate
(HEMA) and methacrylate graphene oxide (MeGO) and loaded with resveratrol (RSL) was …