SYNTHETISCHES MATERIAL, DAS DIE ANLAGERUNG, DAS WACHSTUM UND DIE BEFESTIGUNG VON EPITHELZELLEN FÖRDERT, PROSTHETISCHE VORRICHTUNG ZUR SUBEPITHELIALEN IMPLANTATION SOWIE BEHANDELTE LINSE

摘要

Synthetic surfaces such as surfaces of implantable prosthetic devices are modified to enhance their ability to support the growth, migration and attachment of epithelial cells. A surface modifier composition is covalently bound to the synthetic surface, and an epithelial cell-supporting coating is applied to the modified surface. The surface modifier composition may also include an epithelial cell-supporting material. The invention is particularly suited towards the modification of synthetic epikeratophakia lenses.