High Adhesion Superoleophobic Oil Microdroplets to Create Ocular Hypertension In Vivo
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Authors
- Eunji Hong
- Siyuan Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1555-487X)
- Qianbin Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9840-6732)
- Ruobai Xiao
- Lin Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1297-3742)
- Sizhe Huang
- Dorcas Matuwana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4512-9295)
- Geunho Jang
- Mengwen Xiong
- Nicolle Gudiel Winter
Institutions
- Binghamton University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small
- Published
- 2026-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202600069
- Primary Topic
- Retinal and Macular Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00