Browsing University of Waterloo by Author "Gorbet, Maud"
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The blood compatibility challenge. Part 3: Material associated activation of blood cascades and cells
Gorbet, Maud; Sperling, Claudia; Maitz, Manfred; Siedleck, Christopher A.; Werner, Carsten; Sefton, Michael V. (Elsevier, 2019-08)Following protein adsorption/activation which is the first step after the contact of material surfaces and whole blood (part 2), fibrinogen is converted to fibrin and platelets become activated and assembled in the form ... -
Extended Latanoprost Release from Commercial Contact Lenses: In Vitro Studies Using Corneal Models
Mohammadi, Saman; Jones, Lyndon W.; Gorbet, Maud (Public Library of Science, 2014-10-09)In this study, we compared, for the first time, the release of a 432 kDa prostaglandin analogue drug, Latanoprost, from commercially available contact lenses using in vitro models with corneal epithelial cells. Conventional ... -
Impact of contact lens wear on epithelial alterations in keratoconus
Sorbara, Luigina; Lopez, Jose Carlos Lopez; Gorbet, Maud; Bizheva, Kostadinka; Lamarca, Jose Mateu; Pastor, José-Carlos; López, Miguel José Maldonado; Hileeto, Denise (Elsevier, 2021-03)Purpose The purpose of this study was to characterize the central epithelial thickness (CET) of penetrating keratoplasty corneal specimens obtained from patients with keratoconus (KC) and correlate the histological patterns ... -
mSLA-based 3D printing of acrylated epoxidized soybean oil - nano-hydroxyapatite composites for bone repair
Mondal, Dibakar; Haghpanah, Zahra; Huxman, Connor J.; Tanter, Sophie; Sun, Duo; Gorbet, Maud; Willett, Thomas L. (Elsevier, 2021-11)Structural bone allografts are used to treat critically sized segmental bone defects (CSBDs) as such defects are too large to heal naturally. Development of biomaterials with competent mechanical properties that can also ...