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Polyurethane hydrogels having enhanced wetting rates

US4182827A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 31, 1978
Grant dateJan 8, 1980
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Expiry dateAug 31, 1998

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S528/904
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The wetting rates of polyurethane hydrogels comprising lightly crosslinked polymers of isocyanate terminated prepolymers which are the reaction product of (i) poly(alkyleneoxy) polyols with (ii) organic diisocyanates that has been lightly crosslinked with (iii) water or an organic polyamine are enhanced by treating the surface of the solid hydrogel with certain ketones, alcohols, organic amines, aromatic hydrocarbons or aqueous alkali metal hydroxide solutions.

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