title: "Proplast" for keratoprosthesis.
abstract: '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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Newark.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gona
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003315:Cornea; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology; D008722:Methods; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011428:Proplast; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011428:Proplast; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene