Artificial corneal implant
First Claim
1. A corneal implant, comprising:
- (a) an interpenetrating double network hydrogel of a first network entangled with a second network, wherein said first network is an entangled network of poly(ethylene)glycol-diacrylate macromonomers covalently bonded to themselves or other of said macromonomers in said first network, wherein each of said poly(ethylene)glycol-diacrylate macromonomers has a molecular weight of 3400 Da or higher, and wherein said second network is based on crosslinked poly(acrylic acid);
(b) epithelization promoting biomolecules covalently linked to the surface of said double network hydrogel; and
(c) corneal epithelial cells or cornea-derived cells adhered to said biomolecules.
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Abstract
A material that can be applied as implants designed to artificially replace or augment the cornea, such as an artificial cornea, corneal onlay, or corneal inlay (intrastromal lens) is provided. The artificial corneal implant has a double network hydrogel with a first network interpenetrated with a second network. The first network and the second network are based on biocompatible polymers. At least one of the network polymers is based on a hydrophilic polymer. The artificial cornea or implant has epithelialization promoting biomolecules that are covalently linked to the surface of the double network hydrogel using an azide-active-ester chemical linker. Corneal epithelial cells or cornea-derived cells are adhered to the biomolecules. The double network has a physiologic diffusion coefficient to allow passage of nutrients to the adhered cells.
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21 Claims
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1. A corneal implant, comprising:
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(a) an interpenetrating double network hydrogel of a first network entangled with a second network, wherein said first network is an entangled network of poly(ethylene)glycol-diacrylate macromonomers covalently bonded to themselves or other of said macromonomers in said first network, wherein each of said poly(ethylene)glycol-diacrylate macromonomers has a molecular weight of 3400 Da or higher, and wherein said second network is based on crosslinked poly(acrylic acid); (b) epithelization promoting biomolecules covalently linked to the surface of said double network hydrogel; and (c) corneal epithelial cells or cornea-derived cells adhered to said biomolecules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A material useful as a artificial cornea, corneal implant, corneal onlay, or corneal inlay, comprising:
- an interpenetrating double network hydrogel of a first network entangled with a second network, wherein said first network is an entangled network of poly(ethylene)glycol-diacrylate macromonomers covalently bonded to themselves or other of said macromonomers in said first network, wherein each of said poly(ethylene)glycol-diacrylate macromonomers has a molecular weight of 3400 Da or higher, and wherein said second network is based on crosslinked poly(acrylic acid), wherein said first network macromonomers have a molar ratio to said second network monomers lower than 1/100.
- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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