2025.06.05
MXene-Integrated Contact Lens: A Breakthrough in Wearable Eye Protection and Healthcare.
A research group from Yamaguchi University, Waseda University, and Kyoto University has developed a new technology to stably integrate MXene, a two-dimensional nanomaterial with excellent conductivity, into commercially available soft contact lenses.
This technology enables coating MXene onto the contact lens surface, protecting the eyes from electromagnetic waves while maintaining high transparency. Furthermore, it prevents the oxidative degradation of MXene and has been confirmed to offer moisturizing effects that reduce eye dryness, along with high biocompatibility.
This achievement represents a crucial step toward developing a new type of contact lens that protects eye health in modern society.
This research has been published online in “Small Science.”
- Division of Advanced Genome Editing Therapy
- Kazuhiro Kimura（Ophthalmology）
- Atsushige Ashimori（Ophthalmology）
- Magazine Name：Small Science
- Paper Title：MXene-Integrated Contact Lens: A Breakthrough in Wearable Eye Protection and Healthcare.
- Author：Lunjie Hu, Saman Azhari, Hanzhe Zhang, Yuki Matsunaga, Jun Hirotani, Atsushige Ashimori, Kazuhiro Kimura, and Takeo Miyake
- Posted on: June 4, 2025, 10:00 AM (Japan Standard Time)
- URL：https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smsc.202400628
- D O I：10.1002/smsc.202400628
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