Complete artificial cornea is 3-5 years the "come out"

Up to 9 years of scientific research, the dawn of a DPRK through out.

Recently, this reporter has learned that, from Ocean University of corneal tissue engineering laboratory-developed tissue engineering human corneal endothelial (hereinafter referred to as artificial corneal endothelium), has successfully completed the rabbits, cats and monkeys of corneal transplantation experiments, this international for the first time that an important part of the cornea of corneal endothelium could already be artificial "manufacturing", the end or the beginning of next year is expected to enter clinical trials. In addition, the laboratory has initially got artificial corneal epithelium, next plans to create a complete artificial cornea.

Transfer coating rabbit cat monkey status is good

At the Ocean University of corneal tissue engineering lab, according to marine life and Vice Dean, laboratory director Vincent Ting Professor James TIEN, development by the laboratory of human corneal endothelium, last year in New Zealand corneal endothelial keratoplasty is successful, this year we have at home cats and monkeys corneal endothelial keratoplasty in success.

As of yesterday, the transplantation of human corneal endothelium have made New Zealand corneal maintain transparent 385 days, cats maintain transparent cornea 203 days, monkeys has been maintained for corneal transparent 113 days, in the international arena is the first time!

"These rabbits, cats and monkeys, both in experimental animal Center inside, now status is good.

"Vincent Ting-Chun said, laboratory animal eye cornea endodermis tearing apart from, and then transplanted into the corneal tissue engineering laboratory of own manufacture of artificial corneal endothelium, in 100 days, rabbits, cats and monkeys of cornea remains transparent, conquer the transplantation of human corneal endothelium could keep transparent cornea long-term international challenges. Journalists see, a "transfer coating cat" eyes clear, a little to see moving film.

Plans to produce a complete artificial cornea

Reportedly, at present, the laboratory has a biotechnology co., Ltd. Qingdao collaborated a class III medical devices production workshop building, and obtained a class III and implantable materials artificial organ production license for tissue engineering human corneal endothelium industrialization production ready.

In the create artificial corneal endothelium, Vincent Ting chun and his research team will look to a complete artificial corneas, their research is in the "10th five-year national 863 project," eleventh five-year "863 major issue and enterprise development project funded by the delegate.

Currently, they and Qingdao Hao Bioengineering Co., Ltd., began a complete artificial cornea of manufacturing techniques, have successfully made artificial corneal epithelium, scheduled for 3-5 years to produce full and complete their artificial cornea transplantation of animal.