Media type: E-Article Title: A PVA/PVP hydrogel for human lens substitution: Synthesis, rheological characterization, and in vitro biocompatibility Contributor: Leone, Gemma; Consumi, Marco; Greco, Giuseppe; Bonechi, Claudia; Lamponi, Stefania; Rossi, Claudio; Magnani, Agnese imprint: Wiley, 2011 Published in: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials Language: English DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31813 ISSN: 1552-4973; 1552-4981 Keywords: Biomedical Engineering ; Biomaterials Origination: Footnote: Description: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>To overcome opacification and absence of accommodation of human lens substitutes a new poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/poly(<jats:italic>N</jats:italic>‐vinyl‐2‐ pyrrolidinone) (PVP) based hydrogel (PPS31075) was realised. The Infrared Spectroscopy and the mechanical spectra confirmed the successful occurrence of crosslinking reaction. The rheological analysis pointed out a behavior comparable with that of young human lens in terms of complex shear modulus and accommodation capability. Further analysis in terms of optical properties, water content measurements, diffusion coefficient, cytotoxicity, and human capsular cell adhesion confirmed the applicability of such a hydrogel as potential human lens substitute. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 2011.</jats:p>