Fig. 7
From: Progress of tissue adhesives based on proteins and synthetic polymers
Schematic of non-invasive approach for the treatment of corneal injury with infection: A Schematic of the MC-loaded GelCORE adhesive application as a suture-free approach. MC-loaded GelCORE (antibacterial bioadhesive hydrogels) was formed by photocrosslinking the prepolymer solution in the presence of Eosin Y (photoinitiator), TEA (coinitiator), and VC (comonomer). B Schematic of the MC-loaded GelCORE application for corneal tissue regeneration after injury with a sharp object, including: (i) formation of a corneal laceration, (ii) application of MC-loaded GelCORE, and (iii) regeneration of the epithelial layer and stromal regeneration. (Adapted from Khalil et al. Biomaterials Science 2020;8:5196–5209 with permission from Royal Society of Chemistry [72])