Crosslinked polymers containing ester or amide groups
US5849841A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08F8/30
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to a novel process for the production of mouldings, in particular contact lenses, in which a water-soluble, crosslinkable polymer is crosslinked in solution, and to mouldings, in particular contact lenses, obtainable by this process. The present invention likewise relates to novel water-soluble, crosslinkable polymers, in particular those comprising units of formula (III or IIIa), in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, independently of one another, are hydrogen, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkyl group, an aryl group or a cyclohexyl group, where these groups can be monosubstituted or polysubstituted, R.sub.3 is hydrogen or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl group, and R.sub.4 is an --OH-- or --NH-- bridge; and to crosslinked polymers made from these novel water-soluble, crosslinkable polymers, to a process for the preparation of the novel water-soluble, crosslinkable polymers and the homopolymers and copolymers obtainable therefrom, to mouldings made from said homopolymers or copolymers, in particular contact lenses made from these homopolymers or copolymers, and to a process for the production of contact lenses using said homopolymers or copolymers. ##STR1##
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