A bioequivalent cornea cross-linking method using photo-initiators LAP and visible light.

ABSTRACT: Although cell-encapsulating hydrogels are of tremendous interest in regenerative medicine, few of them have been used in clinics and rarely used natural extracellular matrices as polymer precursors. One successful example is to use riboflavin (RF)/ultraviolet A (UVA) to cross-link corneal collagen, which has been used in clinics to halt disease progression in patients with corneal ectatic diseases. However, high-energy UVA and its action on RF cause tissue damage, particularly irreversible endothelium loss, and thus standard RF/UVA protocol may have limitations in treating patients at the advanced stage with thin cornea. Photo-initiators lithium phenyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphosphinate (LAP) has high efficiency under visible 405 nm light, and is widely applied in 3D bioprinting to cross-li

SUBMITTER: Liao Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12318293 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature