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Silicone hydrogel, lens for eye and contact lens

US8476389B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2011
Grant dateJul 2, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/139
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides transparent silicone hydrogels with high acrylamide monomer content and an excellent balance between moisture content.The silicone hydrogels may be obtained by polymerizing a monomer mix containing a plurality of monomers, wherein the monomer mix comprises about 30 to about 98% by weight of at least one type of silicone monomer which is, and about 1 to about 50% by weight of at least one type of non-silicone type (meth)acrylamide monomer containing two or more hydroxyl groups within a molecule; wherein the weight percents are based upon the total amount of monomer components and polymer components in the monomer mix.

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