Browsing School of Engineering by Author "Ahearne, Mark"
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Significance of Crosslinking Approaches in the Development of Next Generation Hydrogels for Corneal Tissue Engineering.
Ahearne, Mark (2021)Medical conditions such as trachoma, keratoconus and Fuchs endothelial dystrophy can damage the cornea, leading to visual deterioration and blindness and necessitating a cornea transplant. Due to the shortage of donor ... -
Silk fibroin based interpenetrating network hydrogel for corneal stromal regeneration
Ahearne, Mark (2022)There is a need to develop tissue engineering based approaches to address the shortage of donor corneas worldwide for transplantation. To do this a novel approach to fabricate three-dimensional hydrogels using free-radical ... -
Silk fibroin safety in the eye: A review that highlights a concern
Ahearne, Mark (2020)The biomedical use of silk as a suture dates back to antiquity. Fibroin is the structural element that determines the strength of silk and here we consider the safety of fibroin in its role in ophthalmology. The high ...