Application of Collagen I and IV in Bioengineering Transparent Ocular Tissues

Collagens represent a major group of structural proteins expressed in different tissues and display distinct and variable properties. Whilst collagens are non-transparent in the skin, they confer transparency in the cornea and crystalline lens of the eye. There are 28 types of collagen that all shar...

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Main Authors: Yihui Song, Morgan Overmass, Jiawen Fan, Chris Hodge, Gerard Sutton, Frank J. Lovicu, Jingjing You
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.639500/full