Sharifi, Sina; Islam, Mohammad Mirazul; Sharifi, Hannah; Islam, Rakibul; Nilsson, Per; Dohlman, Claes H.; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Paschalis, Eleftherios I.; Chodosh, James (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-23)
Purpose: To evaluate titanium (Ti) sputtering of the poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)
stem of the Boston Keratoprosthesis (BK) as a method to enhance interfacial adhesion
between the PMMA and the recipient corneal tissue.<p>
<p>Methods: PMMA specimens were plasma treated with Ar/O<sub>2</sub> and coated with Ti using a
DC magnetron sputtering instrument. The topography and hydrophilicity of the ...