Methods of modifying surface characteristics
US6451871B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B1/10
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Biomedical devices, such as ophthalmic lenses, and methods of making such devices having a surface coating including at least one polyionic layer. A preferred method involves spray coating a polycationic material onto a core lens, rinsing and drying the lens, followed by spray coating a polyanionic material, rinsing and drying. The coating process may be applied a plurality of times to achieve a multi-layer coating on the lens surface. A particularly preferred embodiment is a contact lens comprising a highly oxygen permeable hydrophobic core coated with a 5 to 20 bilayers of hydrophilic polyionic materials.
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