Tissue Engineering of the Corneal Endothelium: A Review of Carrier Materials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. The Cornea
1.2. The Corneal Endothelium
1.3. Corneal Endotheliopathies and Therapy by Donor Cornea Transplantation
1.4. Keratoprostheses
2. Tissue Engineering of the Corneal Endothelium
2.1. General Considerations
2.2. Naturally Grown Membranes
2.3. Biological Polymers
2.4. Composites Made from Biological and Synthetic Polymers
2.5. Synthetic Materials
2.6. Special Focus: Thermo-Responsive Polymers as Cell Culture Carriers for Corneal Endothelial Cells
2.6.1. General Requirements and Working Principle
2.6.2. Thermo-Responsive Polymer Materials
2.6.3. Preparation of Thermo-Responsive Cell Culture Carriers
Process based on | Polymer/copolymer/blend | Monomer unit(s) |
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without additional energy input | grafting to | grafting from |
with additional energy input | simultaneous cross-linking and immobilization by
| simultaneous polymerization and immobilization by
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2.6.4. Characterization of Thermo-Responsive Polymer Coatings
2.6.5. Application of Thermo-Responsive Polymers for Corneal Endothelial Tissue Engineering
3. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Teichmann, J.; Valtink, M.; Nitschke, M.; Gramm, S.; Funk, R.H.W.; Engelmann, K.; Werner, C. Tissue Engineering of the Corneal Endothelium: A Review of Carrier Materials. J. Funct. Biomater. 2013, 4, 178-208. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb4040178
Teichmann J, Valtink M, Nitschke M, Gramm S, Funk RHW, Engelmann K, Werner C. Tissue Engineering of the Corneal Endothelium: A Review of Carrier Materials. Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 2013; 4(4):178-208. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb4040178
Chicago/Turabian StyleTeichmann, Juliane, Monika Valtink, Mirko Nitschke, Stefan Gramm, Richard H.W. Funk, Katrin Engelmann, and Carsten Werner. 2013. "Tissue Engineering of the Corneal Endothelium: A Review of Carrier Materials" Journal of Functional Biomaterials 4, no. 4: 178-208. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb4040178