Polymeric materials having enhanced ion and water transport property and medical devices comprising same
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1. A polymeric material comprising units of a first monomer and units of a second monomer, wherein the first monomer comprises a slioxane-containing compound, and the second monomer is selected from the group consisting of linear poly(ethylene oxide), cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), and combinations thereof, each having a polymerizable group.
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A polymeric material having enhanced oxygen permeability and ion and water transport rates comprises units of a first monomer and a second monomer, which comprises linear poly(ethylene oxide), cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), or combinations thereof. Medical devices, such as ophthalmic devices, are made from such polymeric materials.
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- 1. A polymeric material comprising units of a first monomer and units of a second monomer, wherein the first monomer comprises a slioxane-containing compound, and the second monomer is selected from the group consisting of linear poly(ethylene oxide), cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), and combinations thereof, each having a polymerizable group.
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11. The polymeric material of claim 11, wherein the polysiloxanylalkyl(meth)acrylic monomer is 3-methacryloyloxypropyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane.
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13. A polymeric material comprising units of a first monomer and units of a second monomer, wherein the second monomer is selected from the group consisting of linear poly(ethylene oxide), cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), and combinations thereof, each having a polymerizable group;
- the first monomer is a siloxane-containing compound;
the polymerizable group is selected from the group consisting of vinyl, allyl, acryloyl, acryloyloxy, methacryloyl, methacryloyloxy, epoxide, isocyanate, isothiocyanate, amino, hydroxyl, alkoxy, mercapto, anhydride, carboxylic, fumaryl, styryl, itaconyl, maleimido, methacrylamido, acrylamido, and combinations thereof; and
the cyclic poly(ethylene oxide) has a number of oxygen atoms in a range from 4 to, and including, 10. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
- the first monomer is a siloxane-containing compound;
- 17. A medical device comprising a polymeric material that comprises units of a first monomer and units of a second monomer, wherein the second monomer is selected from the group consisting of linear poly(ethylene oxide), cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), and combinations thereof, each having a polymerizable group.
- 27. A method of making a polymeric material, the method comprising polymerizing a composition that comprises a first monomer and a second monomer, which is selected from the group consisting of polymerizable linear poly(ethylene oxide), polymerizable cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), and combinations thereof, wherein the first monomer is a siloxane-containing compound.
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30. A method of making a polymeric material, the method comprising:
- (a) preparing a first prepolymer having units of a first monomer;
(b) preparing a second prepolymer having units of a second monomer; and
(c) polymerizing the first prepolymer with the second prepolymer to produce the polymeric material, wherein the first and second prepolymers have polymerizable terminals, and the second monomer is selected from the group consisting of polymerizable linear poly(ethylene oxide), polymerizable cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), and combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
- (a) preparing a first prepolymer having units of a first monomer;
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33. A method of making a medical device, the method comprising:
- (a) disposing in a mold a composition comprising a first monomer and a second monomer that is selected from polymerizable linear poly(ethylene oxide), cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), and combinations thereof, the mold having a cavity having a shape of the medical device; and
(b) polymerizing the composition to form the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (34)
- (a) disposing in a mold a composition comprising a first monomer and a second monomer that is selected from polymerizable linear poly(ethylene oxide), cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), and combinations thereof, the mold having a cavity having a shape of the medical device; and
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35. A method of making a medical device the method comprising:
- (a) forming a solid block of a polymeric material comprising units of a first monomer and a second monomer that is selected from the group consisting of polymerizable linear poly(ethylene oxide), cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), and combinations thereof; and
(b) shaping the block to form the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
- (a) forming a solid block of a polymeric material comprising units of a first monomer and a second monomer that is selected from the group consisting of polymerizable linear poly(ethylene oxide), cyclic poly(ethylene oxide), and combinations thereof; and
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