POLYSILOXANE COPOLYMERS WITH TERMINAL HYDROPHILIC POLYMER CHAINS
First Claim
1. An actinically-crosslinkable linear polysiloxane copolymer, comprising at least one linear polysiloxane segment end-capped at least at one of the two ends of the polysiloxane segment with one hydrophilic polymer chain through a linkage and at least one ethylenically unsaturated group covalently linked to the linkage, wherein the hydrophilic chains is composed of one or more monomer units selected from the group consisting of units of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP), N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA), dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, vinyl alcohol, dimethylaminoethylmethacrylamide, a C1-C4-alkoxy polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate having a weight average molecular weight of from 200 to 1500, N-vinyl-N-methyl isopropylamide, N-vinyl-N-methyl acetamide, and mixtures thereof.
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Abstract
The invention provides an actinically-crosslinkable linear polysiloxane copolymer. The actinically-crosslinkable polysiloxane copolymer can be used to prepare a silicone hydrogel contact lens having a hydrophilic surface without post-curing surface treatment. The invention is also related to a silicone hydrogel contact lens obtained from a lens-forming material including an actinically-crosslinkable polysiloxane copolymer of the invention and to a method for making an actinically-crosslinkable polysiloxane copolymer of the invention. In addition, the invention provides a non-crosslinkable linear polysiloxane copolymer capable of being used as a internal wetting agent which can render the surface of a silicone hydrogel contact lens hydrophilic.
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19 Claims
- 1. An actinically-crosslinkable linear polysiloxane copolymer, comprising at least one linear polysiloxane segment end-capped at least at one of the two ends of the polysiloxane segment with one hydrophilic polymer chain through a linkage and at least one ethylenically unsaturated group covalently linked to the linkage, wherein the hydrophilic chains is composed of one or more monomer units selected from the group consisting of units of N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP), N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA), dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, dimethylaminoethyl acrylate, vinyl alcohol, dimethylaminoethylmethacrylamide, a C1-C4-alkoxy polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate having a weight average molecular weight of from 200 to 1500, N-vinyl-N-methyl isopropylamide, N-vinyl-N-methyl acetamide, and mixtures thereof.
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9. A silicone hydrogel contact lens, comprising:
- a silicone hydrogel material and dangling hydrophilic polymer chains which are covalently anchored to the polymer matrix of the silicone hydrogel material, wherein the silicone hydrogel material is obtained by polymerizing a lens-forming material including an actinically-crosslinkable linear polysiloxane copolymer, wherein the actinically-crosslinkable linear polysiloxane copolymer comprises at least one linear polysiloxane segment end-capped at least at one of the two ends of the polysiloxane segment with a hydrophilic polymer chain through a linkage and at least one ethylenically unsaturated group covalently linked to the linkage, wherein the dangling hydrophilic polymer chains are derived from the actinically-crosslinkable polysiloxane copolymer, wherein the dangling hydrophilic polymer chains in the silicone hydrogel material is capable of imparting the silicone hydrogel contact lens a hydrophilic surface without post-curing surface treatment.
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19. A non-crosslinkable polysiloxane copolymer, comprising a polysiloxane segment end-capped at both ends each with one hydrophilic polymer chain, wherein the non-crosslinkable polysiloxane copolymer is free of ethylenically unsaturated group and defined by formula (VIII)
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