Here are five points:
1. Researchers at the Fuller Lab in the Stanford department of chemical engineering developed i-DDrOP to examine the properties of the meibum layer, a thin layer of lipid overlying the tear film.
2. The scientists found that the viscoelastic properties of the meibum layer maintain the structure of the tear film and may also play a role in preventing the tear film from evaporating.
3. The report was co-authored by Saad Bhamla, PhD, and students Chew Chai and Noelle Rabiah.
4. The i-DDrOP simulates both the tear film and meibum layer, allowing contact lens manufacturers to test prototype lenses on an artificial system before beginning clinical trials.
5. The i-DDrOP is now being used by multiple contact lens manufacturers for research.
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