• Fabrication, characterization and application of chitosan/tea polyphenols blending hydrogels

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      Chitosan; tea polyphenols; hydrogel; soft contact lens; anti-ultraviolet.

    • Abstract

       

      Taking the chitosan (CS) to blend with the tea polyphenols (TP) a CS/TP hydrogel was fabricated. Results showed that this fully green hydrogel has a water content at about 54% and a tensile strength within 10–13 MPa capable for applying to the soft contact lens (SCL) By controlling the added TP percent at 1–2 wt%, this CS/TP hydrogel presented good anti-ultraviolet (UV) property fitting the standards of the class-1 of SCL of US Food and Drug Administration.

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      LEI ZHANG1 QING SHEN1 YI-FEI CHENG2

      1. State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fiber and Polymer Materials, and Polymer Department of Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
      2. National Inspection and Testing Center for Ophthalmic Optics, Glass and Enamel Products, Shanghai 201620, People’s Republic of China
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