Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 707-713 , December 2010

Nanoscale phase dynamics of the normal tear film

  • Santosh Khanal, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: School of Natural Sciences, Parramatta Campus, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith South DC, New South Wales, Australia.
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  • Thomas J. Millar, PhD

Received 14 October 2009 ,Accepted 12 June 2010.

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 This research was supported by a seed grant from the University of Western Sydney and the Australian government linkage project scheme. T.J.M. has received financial support from Alcon Inc. for an unrelated study on the in vitro assessment of the physiochemical properties of human meibum.

PII: S1549-9634(10)00163-2

doi: 10.1016/j.nano.2010.06.002

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 707-713 , December 2010

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