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What is meant by crosslinking?
Crosslinking is the general term for the process of forming covalent bonds or relatively short sequences of chemical bonds to join two polymer chains together.
How do crosslinking agents work?
Crosslinking agents tie together carbon atoms from different chains of the polymer, transforming what were once viscous linear segments into an insoluble gel network that no longer melts or flows like a typical thermoplastic.
Can you get Lasik after cross-linking?
When CXL is combined with LASIK, the refractive correction should remain stable over time, and post-LASIK ectasia may be prevented. Moreover, due to the increased stability of the postoperative result, patients who would normally be excluded from LASIK—those with a higher risk of ectasia—can be treated.
How polymers are cross polymerized?
Post-cross- linking between polymer chains is usually carried out by the reaction between reactive groups on the polymer chains and a cross-linker having two or more reactive groups. Polymerization of functional groups introduced onto polymer chains also gives the cross-linked polymers.
What are the types of cross-linking?
There are three different types of crosslinkers – homobifunctional, heterobifunctional, and photoreactive crosslinking reagents.
How do you crosslink proteins?
Attachment between two groups on a single protein results in intramolecular crosslinks that stabilize the protein tertiary or quaternary structure. Attachment between groups on two different proteins results in intermolecular crosslinks that stabilize a protein-protein interaction.
How long is recovery for cross-linking?
You should have at least 1 week off work while most of the surface healing occurs, or 2 weeks if your job involves a lot of computer work, and the treatment is being done on your best eye. You will be putting eye drops in every 4 hours initially, then 3 times a day for 1 month and 2 times a day for another month.
What is the difference between polymerization and cross linking?
We can divide polymers into two groups depending on the basic structure of polymer: linear polymers and crosslinked polymers. The main difference between linear polymers and crosslinked polymers is that linear polymers are straight chain structures whereas crosslinked polymers are branched structures.