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Hydroxyethyl cellulose derivatives containing pendant (meth)acryloyl units bound through urethane groups and hydrogel contact lenses made therefrom

US5157093A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 9, 1991
Grant dateOct 20, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 9, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B1/043
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The instant invention relates to methacrylate functionalized hydroxyethyl cellulose which is crosslinked with conventional vinylic monomers to form soft hydrogel contact lenses possessing high oxygen permeability, wettability, and mechanical strength.

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