A new fish scale-derived scaffold for corneal regeneration

The purpose of this study is to develop a novel scaffold, derived from fish scales, as an alternative functional material with sufficient mechanical strength for corneal regenerative applications. Fish scales, which are usually considered as marine wastes, were acellularized, decalcified and fabrica...

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Main Authors: CC Lin, R Ritch, SM Lin, M-H Ni, Y-C Chang, YL Lu, HJ Lai, F-H Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Forum Multimedia Publishing LLC 2010-02-01
Series:European Cells & Materials
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Online Access:http://www.ecmjournal.org/journal/papers/vol019/pdf/v019a06.pdf