Wettable silicone hydrogel compositions and methods for their manufacture
US5352714A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F290/068
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Improved silicone-containing hydrogels are disclosed with enhanced wettability comprising a silicone-containing monomer, hydrophilic monomers, and a relatively non-polar ring-containing monomer able to be converted to a highly polar amino acid upon hydration.
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