What Does Cross Linking Mean?

In chemistry and biology a cross-link is a bond or a short sequence of bonds that links one polymer chain to another. These links may take the form of covalent bonds or ionic bonds and the polymers can be either synthetic polymers or natural polymers.

What does cross linking do?

The goal is to keep the cornea from bulging more. It's called “cross-linking” because it adds bonds between the collagen fibers in your eye. They work like support beams to help the cornea stay stable. Corneal cross-linking is the only treatment that can stop progressive keratoconus from getting worse.

What does cross linking mean biology?

Crosslinking is the process of chemically joining two or more molecules by a covalent bond. ... The entire set of crosslinking and modification methods for use with proteins and other biomolecules in biological research is often called "bioconjugation" or "bioconjugate" technology.