Ultrathin chitosan-poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel films for corneal tissue engineering

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Funding Acknowledgements

We thank the Ophthalmic Research Institute of Australia (ORIA) for funding, Dr Andrea O'Connor (Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne) for use of facilities, Katrina Harris for experimental assistance, and Filmetrics for spectral reflectance measurements. Corneal confocal microscopy was carried out by Adrienne Mackey from Lions Eye Donation Service, Centre for Eye Research Australia (CERA). The MALDI ToF MS used in these studies was supported under Australian Research Council's Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) funding scheme (LE0882576).