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Antimicrobial quaternary ammonium group-containing polymers, compositions thereof, and monomers used to produce said polymers

US5358688A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 16, 1993
Grant dateOct 25, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2013

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B1/043
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Antimicrobial quaternary ammonium group-containing organo-silicon polymers, aqueous disinfectant solutions containing such polymers, and lenses produced from such polymers are provided herein. The polymers are produced by homopolymerizing or copolymerizing, with a suitable comonomer, a quaternary ammonium group-containing organosilicon monomer having, for example, the following structure: ##STR1##

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