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15 - General Engineering

Aston University

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Article title

Towards a synthetic osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1016/j.actbio.2008.07.008

Title of journal

Acta biomaterialia

Article number

Volume number

Issue number

First page of article

438

ISSN of journal

1742-7061

Year of publication

2009

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2008.07.008

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Additional information

This paper has identified the cause of premature failure of osteo-odonto-keratoprosthetic (OOKP) devices - the only hope of sight for corneal blind patients with no functioning tear film. Quantification of local inflammation effects on the degradation of the tooth lamina used means that the information has directly influenced the one UK centre with specialist facilities for OOKP surgery (C Liu, Brighton Eye Hospital: CSCLiu@aol.com). Optimisation of implant design (thickness) has directly increased projected time to implant failure. Post-2009 OOKP conferences, citations/publications and surgical opinion reflect these changes and revised criteria for selection of candidate materials for synthetic OOKP lamina.

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

None

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Non-English

English abstract