Reactive polymers

US6713524B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Novartis AG · CH

Inventors

• Jorg Leukel · Glückstadt, DE
• Peter Chabrecek · Clayton, AU
• Dieter Lohmann · Münchenstein, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 9, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 30, 2004
• Expiry date: Mar 9, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C08F8/30
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to novel reactive polymers of formula wherein the variables are as defined in the claims. The polymers of the invention are useful for the modification of material surfaces and are particularly suitable for providing biomedical articles such as contact lenses with a hydrophilic coating.