Fluid viscosity but not surface tension, determines the tamponade effect of intravitreal fluids in a novel in vitro eye model of retinal detachment.
CONCLUSIONS: The tamponade effect of an intravitreal fluid against retinal detachment may not be related as previously assumed, solely to surface tension, but rather is proportionally related to its viscosity.
PMID: 31577983 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials - Category: Materials Science Authors: Friehmann A, Eng UZ, Rubowitz A Tags: J Mech Behav Biomed Mater Source Type: research