Corneal blindness is one of the most common causes of vision loss worldwide, affecting
millions of people. To treat these patients, researchers have been examining different …

The cornea is a unique tissue and the most powerful focusing element of the eye, known as
a window to the eye. Infectious or non-infectious diseases might cause severe visual …

Medically approved sterility methods should be a major concern when developing a
polymeric scaffold, mainly when commercialization is envisaged. In the present work, poly …

Background: Since the cornea is responsible for transmitting and focusing light into the eye,
injury or pathology affecting any layer of the cornea can cause a detrimental effect on visual …

The functionality of stem cells is tightly regulated by cues from the niche, comprising both
intrinsic and extrinsic cell signals. Besides chemical and growth factors, biophysical signals …

Physical properties of scaffolds such as nanofibers and aligned structures have been
reported to exert profound effects on the growth and differentiation of stem cells due to their …

The current study aimed to evaluate the characteristics and the effects of degradation on the
structural properties of Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA)-and polycaprolactone (PCL) …

Corneal diseases constitute the second leading cause of vision loss and affect more than 10
million people globally. As there is a severe shortage of fresh donated corneas and an …

Biosynthetic materials have emerged as one of the most exciting and productive fields in
polymer chemistry due to their widespread adoption and potential applications in tissue …

The cornea comprises a pool of self-regenerating epithelial cells that are crucial to
preserving clarity and visibility. Limbal epithelial stem cells (LESCs), which live in a …