Hydrogel is something that most of us are familiar with from it being used in contact lenses, burn dressings, and hair gel.

The new generation of hydrogels moves away from the bulk materials of old, to those with multilayered, complex internal structures and controllable physical properties. You have full access to ...

Using silicone-based lenses often helps the signs and symptoms of oxygen deprivation syndrome to resolve quickly. The current brands of silicone hydrogel lenses available, in order of highest ...

Mark D. P. Willcox, Ph.D. The author received an honorarium from CLAO for presenting the paper at the SiHy symposium (Silicone Hydrogel Lenses - Ten Years Later) and preparation of the manuscript ...

Ghent University researchers 3D print hydrogels - superabsorbent polymers (SAPs) - for radiation protection in space.

Objective: To report the therapeutic practice patterns of silicone hydrogel (SiH) bandage soft contact lenses (BSCL) and the resultant rate of microbial keratitis (MK). Methods: A retrospective ...