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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomaterials. 2019 Jan 7;197:345–367. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.01.011

Table 1.

Summary of reported ocular adhesives and their efficiency in sealing an ocular leak.

Category Leakage pressure (mmHg) Wound type Ex vivo model Refs
Octyl 2-cyanoacrylate 55.13 ± 10.46 5,2-mm full-thickness central corneal lacerations on porcine porcine [187]
Nylon 10–0 suture 52.37 ± 7.16
n-Butyl cyanoacrylate 51.2 ± 15.0 2.5-mm uniplanar corneal incision rabbit [53]
Methoxypropyl cyanoacrylate 65.2 ±14.5
Fibrin glue 17.5 ± 5.2
Nylon 10–0 suture 15.6 ± 5.2
PEG(3400)-DA with ([G2]- (Lys)3 -Cys4 ) 184 ± 79 3-mm clear corneal linear incision chicken [91]
Suture group 54 ± 16
PEG(3400)-DA with ([G2]- (Lys)3 -Cys4 ) 142 ± 22 2.75-mm clear corneal cataract incisions Human [188]
Non-sealed wound 77 ±14
[G1]-PGLSA-MA)2 -PEG 171 ± 44 4.1-mm linear laceration chicken [78]
Suture group 90 ± 18
[G1]-PGLSA-MA)2 -PEG 109.6 ± 82.7 4.1-mm linear laceration Human [98]
Suture group 78.7 ± 27.8
CS-PEG + CV 35 22-mm linear laceration Porcine [9]
BSA-ce6 357 ± 25 6-mm full-thickness central corneal incision Rat [131]
BSA-JG 430 ± 36
Non-sealed group 193 ± 6
Laser-soldering collagen patch 3.62 ± 3.09 3.0-mm uniplanar peripheral oblique corneal wound Rabbit [149]
Suture group 33.44 ± 9.38
Non-sealed group 125.2 ± 9.85
Laser-soldering collagen patch 101.4 ± 29.92 2.85-mm straight keratome
Suture group 82.7 ± 6.55
Non-sealed group 1.7 ± 0.13