Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 57-64 , April 2008

Polymeric hydrogels for novel contact lens-based ophthalmic drug delivery systems: A review

  • Li Xinming

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Technology, No. 24 Dongsha Street, Fangzhi Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +86 20 8901 3955; fax: +86 20 3428 0984.
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  • Cui Yingde

      Affiliations

    • Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Technology, No. 24 Dongsha Street, Fangzhi Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou 510225, Guangdong, PR China
    • Tel.: +86 20 8900 3002; fax: +86 20 3428 0984.
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  • Andrew W. Lloyd

      Affiliations

    • School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK
    • Tel.: +44 1273 642049; fax: +44 1273 642031.
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  • Sergey V. Mikhalovsky

      Affiliations

    • School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK
    • Tel.: +44 1273 642034; fax: +44 1273 679333.
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  • Susan R. Sandeman

      Affiliations

    • School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK
    • Tel.: +44 1273 642015.
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  • Carol A. Howel

      Affiliations

    • School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, University of Brighton, Moulsecoomb, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK
    • Tel.: +44 1273 642015.
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  • Liao Liewen

      Affiliations

    • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, No. 127 Youyixi Road, Xi’an 710072, Shanxi, PR China
    • Tel.: +86 130 2201 5152.

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PII: S1367-0484(07)00103-8

doi: 10.1016/j.clae.2007.09.002

Contact Lens & Anterior Eye
Volume 31, Issue 2 , Pages 57-64 , April 2008

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