Method for hydrogel surface treatment and article formed therefrom

A method of modifying the surface characteristics of a polymeric hydrogel, and a polymer article formed therefrom, without causing substantial swelling or distortion or the hydrogel. A preferred method includes photoinitating of the surface of the article with a benzophenone and grafting a macromer...

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Hauptverfasser:	RICHARD CARLTON BARON, QIN LIU
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G CHEMISTRY COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON CONTACT LENSES GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING METALLURGY OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS OPTICS ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS PHYSICS SPECTACLES SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURESAS SPECTACLES THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP WORKING-UP
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Zusammenfassung:	A method of modifying the surface characteristics of a polymeric hydrogel, and a polymer article formed therefrom, without causing substantial swelling or distortion or the hydrogel. A preferred method includes photoinitating of the surface of the article with a benzophenone and grafting a macromer having a number-average molecular weight greater than 1000 in the presence of UV irradiation. The preferred article is a siloxane-containing hydrogel, especially a soft contact lens.