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Highly Transparent Covalent Mucin Coatings Improve the Wettability and Tribology of Hydrophobic Contact Lenses

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Rickert, Carolin A.; Wittmann, Barbara; Fromme, Roland; Lieleg, Oliver
Abstract:
A stable, good coverage of the corneal tissue by the tear film is essential for protecting the eye. Contact lenses, however, constitute a foreign body that separates the tear film into two thinner layers, which are then more vulnerable toward disruption. This effect is even more pronounced if the contact lenses possess an insufficient surface wettability, which, in addition to friction, is suggested to be linked to discomfort and damage to the ocular surface. In this study, we establish covalent...     »
Keywords:
glycoprotein coating, lipid repellency, ocular health, PDMS contact lenses, surface modification, wear formation
Dewey Decimal Classification:
500 Naturwissenschaften
Journal title:
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Year:
2020
Journal volume:
12
Journal issue:
25
Pages contribution:
28024-28033
Covered by:
Scopus
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1021/acsami.0c06847
WWW:
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.0c06847
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
E-ISSN:
1944-82441944-8252
Date of publication:
28.05.2020
TUM Institution:
Fachgebiet für Biomechanik
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