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Inhibition of lens epithelial cell growth via immobilisation of hyaluronic acid on atmospheric pressure plasma modified polystyrene

The growth of lens cells on implant lenses used to replace the biological lens following cataract surgery is a substantial problem as it leads to secondary opacities. The significance of this work is the novel immobilisation of hyaluronic acid on specially modified polystyrene because this has produced a surface that prevents the growth of lens cells and thereby presents the potential for resolving an important problem optics and tissue engineering. Pierscionek cultured the lens epithelial cells, advised on materials for modification and contributed to analysis of results and writing the paper.