title: [Current researches in keratoprosthesis].
abstract: This paper introduced the evolution of keratoprosthesis (KPs) from the earliest devices to the newly developed types, pointed out their drawbacks and discussed the properties that an ideal keratoprosthesis or a tissue engineering keratoprosthesis must possess. Recent researches focused on the use of porous polymers as the skirt of core-skirt keratoprosthesis and tried to improve the material's biologicial intergration.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical Engineering Institute, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632.
authors.forename: Hongxia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Deming
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002415:Cats; D003315:Cornea / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials