Optimization of polycaprolactone - based nanofiber matrices for the cultivation of corneal endothelial cells

Abstract Posterior lamellar transplantation of the eye’ s cornea (DSAEK, DMEK) currently is the gold standard for treating patients with corneal endothelial cell and back surface pathologies resulting in functional impairment. An artificial biomimetic graft carrying human corneal endothelium could m...

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Main Authors: Marcus Himmler, Fabian Garreis, Friedrich Paulsen, Dirk W. Schubert, Thomas A. Fuchsluger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98426-6