"Proplast" for keratoprosthesis.
'Proplast,' a Teflon fluorocarbon polymer and carbon fiber composite, was used as support for a polymethyl-methacrylate cylinder in a keratoprosthesis that was implanted in rabbit corneas with successful retention for up to 3 years.
White
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Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Newark.
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D000818:Animals; D003315:Cornea; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology; D008722:Methods; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011428:Proplast; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011428:Proplast; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene