Figure 4.
Lack of effect of gravity on delivery of polystyrene microparticles in the rabbit eye in vivo (cornea facing up). (a) Distribution of almost-neutral density (1.05 g-cm-3), 32 μm-diameter polystyrene microparticles after injection into the rabbit eye showing no preferential movement relative to gravity. (b) Distribution of high-density (1.92 g-cm-3), 35 μm PEDs after injection into the rabbit eye showing gravity-mediated localization to the back of the eye. (c) Distribution of particles away from ciliary body and (d) radial distribution of particles away from the injection site (at superior “12-o'clock” position) for polystyrene microparticles and PEDs. The arrow indicates the injection site. Asterisk (*) indicates statistical significance between polystyrene microparticles and PEDs. Data shown as average ± standard deviation (n = 3).


