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Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate (SMG) is a small molecule formaldehyde releaser that can function as a therapeutic tissue cross-linker for corneal and scleral applications. The present study was undertaken in order to study formulation factors using HPMC and SMG that could positively influence the cross-linking effect in these ocular tissues. Formulations containing 10 mM SMG and 100 mM sodium bicarbonate were prepared with varying HPMC concentrations from 0 to 4.4%. Their cross-linking effects on porcine and rabbit eyes were measured using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), expressed as the change\/difference in melting temperature (\u0394Tm) compared with the control. SMG in 4.4% HPMC solution resulted in \u0394Tm of 6.3 \u00b1 1.21, while other concentration showed no differences in Tm shift on porcine cornea. In ex vivo rabbit cornea, there was a trend toward an increasing cross-linking effect with higher viscosity albeit mild differences. While a significant Tm shift was observed in porcine and rabbit sclera, there was no difference in effect of cross-linking between four HPMC concentrations. Increasing the HPMC concentration does not negatively affect the cross-linking efficacy attributed by SMG and could still be a positive cross-linking enhancer by virtue of increasing tissue contact time in a dynamic biological system. 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