Cornea Implants: Cyclodextrin Modulated Type I Collagen Self‐Assembly to Engineer Biomimetic Cornea Implants (Adv. Funct. Mater. 41/2018)

作者：Shoumyo Majumdar, Xiaokun Wang, Sven D. Sommerfeld, Je-Min Chae, Evangelia‐Nefeli Athanasopoulou, Lucas Shores, Xiaodong Duan, L. Mario Amzel, Francesco Stellacci, Oliver D. Schein, Qiongyu Guo, Anirudha Singh, Jennifer H. Elisseeff · 发表于：Advanced Functional Materials · 年份：2018 · DOI：10.1002/adfm.201870297 · 被引用次数：2 · 研究领域：Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments、Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications、Corneal Surgery and Treatments

Corneal collagen fibrils are controlled during development by small leucine-rich proteoglycans to create a robust, yet optically transparent tissue. In article number 1804076, Qiongyu Guo, Anirudha Singh, Jennifer H. Elisseeff, and co-workers utilize cyclodextrins (CDs) instead to modulate fibril formation, alignment, ultrastructural organization, and spacing in vitrified collagen matrices. Access to biosynthetic cornea substitutes with advanced properties is provided. Cover iamge designed by: Caitlin Duckwall and Dhruv Majumdar.