Zeolitic imidazolate frameworks (ZIF-8) as a carrier in a topical ocular delivery system for the treatment of ocular diseases

• Phillip A. Harding,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1251-3845

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• James H. Westbay,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Ethan Fletcher,

  Roles Methodology

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Mount Union, Alliance, Ohio, United States of America

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• Xin Fan,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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• Morgan V. DiLeo

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: morgandileo@pitt.edu

  Affiliations Department of Bioengineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Chemical Engineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America, McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8949-8305

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