Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Novartis Ag

Other

Ciba Vision Corporation

Telectronics Pty. Limited

John Gerard Steele

Graham M Johnson

Gordon Francis Meijs

Bronwyn Glenice Laycock

Brien Anthony Holden

Ronald Christopher Chatelier

Hassan Chaouk

Oddvar Johansen

Klaus H Schindhelm

Deborah Sweeney

Hans Jorg Griesser

Timothy Charles Hughes

Ilene Kay Gipson

Edith Cheong

Madeleine Clare Griffiths

Margaret Diana Macrea Evans

Johnathon Hodgkin

Beatrice Ann Dalton

Graham Johnson

Patricia A Underwood

Janet Helen Fitton

Antti Vannas

Dan O'Leary

Brian R McAuslan

William Norris

The present invention relates to porous polymers incorporating dihydroperfluoroalkyl acrylates and methacrylates and the like and their production. The invention also relates to the use of polymers derived from dihydroperfluoroalkyl acrylates and methacrylates and like compounds, in both porous and non-porous forms, as substrates for the attachment and growth of mammalian cells and tissue. The invention also relates to the use of polymers derived from dihydroperfluoroalkyl acrylates and methacrylates as components of medical devices and prostheses, including implanted devices.

Biomaterials

A corneal onlay or corneal implant is disclosed which is to be placed within or onto the surface of the cornea, being a biocompatible, optically transparent, synthetic and biostable polymeric material, said material comprising a surface that supports the attachment and growth of tissue cells, and where the exterior surface of the implant onto which epithelial tissue is to be attracted and to become attached, or in the case of a corneal onlay the anterior surface of the onlay, has a topography comprising a plurality of surface indentations.

Corneal onlay

Cell growth substrate polymer

Polymerizable perfluoroalkylether macromer

Corneal onlays

A process for producing a polymeric surface coating which faciliates attachment of cells on a polymeric substrate. The coating is deposited by plasma deposition of an amide monomer vapour. The coated product is suitable for use in tissue culture trays and biomedical implants.

Cell growth substrates

Monoclonal antibodies directed against vitronectin and fibronectin, and

Neutralized perfluoro-3,6-dioxa-4-methyl-7-octene sulphonyl fluoride

Material for cell attachment and growth

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North Rocks, Australia

John Gerard Steele