Parinita Agrawal, Anil Tiwari, Suvro Kanti Chowdhury, Mehak Vohra, Abha Gour, Neha Waghmare, Utkarsh Bhutani, S Kamalnath, Bharti Sangwan, Jyoti Rajput, Ritu Raj, Nisha P Rajendran, Ajith V Kamath, Ramez Haddadin, Arun Chandru, Virender S Sangwan, Tuhin Bhowmick
Cornea-related injuries are the most common cause of blindness worldwide. Transplantation remains the primary approach for addressing corneal blindness, though the demand for donor corneas outmatches the supply by millions. Tissue adhesives employed to seal corneal wounds have shown inefficient healing and incomplete vision restoration. We have developed a biodegradable hydrogel - Kuragel, with the ability to promote corneal regeneration. Functionalized gelatin and hyaluronic acid form photo-crosslinkable hydrogel with transparency and compressive modulus similar to healthy human cornea...
May 17, 2024: IScience