Method of preparing water extractable silicon-containing biomedical devices
US8967799B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 19, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B1/043
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of preparing a water extractable silicon-containing biomedical device is disclosed. The method involves curing a monomer mixture comprising one or more silicon-containing biomedical device-forming monomers in the presence of a diluent to produce a silicon-containing biomedical device; wherein the diluent comprises a boric acid ester of a C1 to C8 monohydric alcohol.
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