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ReviewACS applied bio materials2023

Biomimetic-Engineered Silicone Hydrogel Contact Lens Materials.

Kazuhiko Ishihara, Xinfeng Shi, Kyoko Fukazawa, Tetsuji Yamaoka, George Yao, James Yuliang Wu

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Review in ACS applied bio materials, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Performance of a Monthly, Reusable, Soft Contact Lens in Participants Who Previously Dropped Out of Contact Lenses.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Kazuhiko IshiharaDivision of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4196-5488
Xinfeng ShiAlcon Research, LLC, Fort Worth, Texas 76134, United States.
Kyoko FukazawaNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka 564-8565, Japan.
Tetsuji YamaokaNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Research Institute, Suita, Osaka 564-8565, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0225-2407
George YaoAlcon Research, LLC, Duluth, Georgia 30097, United States.
James Yuliang WuAlcon Research, LLC, Fort Worth, Texas 76134, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-9540-7182

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Contact lenses are one of the most successful applications of biomaterials. The chemical structure of the polymers used in contact lenses plays an important role in determining the function of contact lenses. Different types of contact lenses have been developed based on the chemical structure of polymers. When designing contact lenses, materials scientists consider factors such as mechanical properties, processing properties, optical properties, histocompatibility, and antifouling properties, to ensure long-term wear with minimal discomfort. Advances in contact lens materials have addressed traditional issues such as oxygen permeability and biocompatibility, improving overall comfort, and duration of use. For example, silicone hydrogel contact lenses with high oxygen permeability were developed to extend the duration of use. In addition, controlling the surface properties of contact lenses in direct contact with the cornea tissue through surface polymer modification mimics the surface morphology of corneal tissue while maintaining the essential properties of the contact lens, a significant improvement for long-term use and reuse of contact lenses. This review presents the material science elements required for advanced contact lenses of the future and summarizes the chemical methods for achieving these goals.

Indexed as

Contact LensesSiliconesBiomimeticsHydrogelsOxygenPolymersHydrogelsOxygenPolymersSiliconesantifoulingcontact lens materialslubricityphosphorylcholineSilicone hydrogelsurface modification

Identifiers

PMID37616500
PMCPMC10521029

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