Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
August 2013
Patent Number
8518306
Abstract
A material derived from sea cucumber collagen fibrils is suitable for use in corneal replacements or as an implantable contact lens. To produce material, the collagen fibrils are centrifuged into orthogonal stacks of lamellae comprised of aligned fibrils. The resulting structure is a transparent film of arbitrary thickness very similar in structure to mammalian corneal tissue.
Application Number
13/107,299
Recommended Citation
Matthews, W. Garrett; Heim, August; and Koob, Thomas J., "Method for making self-assembling, collagen-based material for corneal replacement" (2013). USF Patents. 235.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/235
Assignees
University of South Florida Shriners Hospitals for Children
Filing Date
05/13/2011
Primary/U.S. Class
264/11
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