Chain-extended polydimethylsiloxane vinylic crosslinkers and uses thereof
First Claim
1. A chain-extended polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker, comprising:
- (1) a polymer chain comprising at least two polydiorganosiloxane segments and one hydrophilized linker (designated “
hpL”
) between each pair of polydiorganosiloxane segements, wherein each polydiorganosiloxane comprises at least 5 dimethylsiloxane units in a consecutive sequence, wherein the hydrophilized linker is a divalent radical of formula (I) or (II)
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Abstract
The invention provides a chain-extended polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker which comprises (1) a polymer chain comprising at least two polydiorganosiloxane segments and one hydrophilized linker between each pair of polydiorganosiloxane segements, wherein each polydiorganosiloxane comprises at least 5 dimethylsiloxane units in a consecutive sequence, wherein the hydrophilized linker is a divalent radical having at least two (meth)acrylamide moieties; (2) two terminal (meth)acryloyl groups, wherein the chain-extended polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker has an average molecular weight of at least about 1500 Daltons. The present invention is also related to a silicone hydrogel contact lens, which comprises repeating units derived from a chain-extended polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker of the invention. In addition, the invention provides a method for making silicone hydrogel contact lenses using a lens-forming formulation comprising a chain-extended polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker of the invention.
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1. A chain-extended polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker, comprising:
(1) a polymer chain comprising at least two polydiorganosiloxane segments and one hydrophilized linker (designated “
hpL”
) between each pair of polydiorganosiloxane segements, wherein each polydiorganosiloxane comprises at least 5 dimethylsiloxane units in a consecutive sequence, wherein the hydrophilized linker is a divalent radical of formula (I) or (II)- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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