Biophysical Interactions of Silicon Quantum Dots With Human Tears and Dry Eye Drops: A Langmuir Trough Study
This study highlights the potential of Si-QDs in real-time layer-specific imaging of the tear film and targeted drug delivery for dry eye disease.
Authors
- Sidra Sarwat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4059-841X)
- Fiona Jane Stapleton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7203-5443)
- Mark D. P. Willcox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3842-7563)
- Maitreyee Roy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7314-3801)
Institutions
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Translational Vision Science & Technology
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.15.1.10
- Primary Topic
- Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- CooperVision
- Seqirus