Surface Properties of Squalene/Meibum Films and NMR Confirmation of Squalene in Tears

Squalene (SQ) possesses a wide range of pharmacological activities (antioxidant, drug carrier, detoxifier, hydrating, emollient) that can be of benefit to the ocular surface. It can come in contact with human meibum (hMGS; the most abundant component of the tear film lipid layer) as an endogenous t...

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Main Authors: Slavyana Ivanova, Vesselin Tonchev, Norihiko Yokoi, Marta C. Yappert, Douglas Borchman, Georgi As. Georgiev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/9/21813