MONOMERS, POLYMERS AND OPHTHALMIC LENSES - JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE

Title:

MONOMERS, POLYMERS AND OPHTHALMIC LENSES

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2003/027123

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

With the purpose of providing polymers having high oxygen permeability and high hydrophilicity and ophthalmic lenses made of the polymers, novel monomers characterized by being represented by the general formula (a) are provided: (a) wherein A¹ to A⁹ are each H, alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, or a C₁₋₉group bearing a functional group selected from among epoxy, hydroxyl, and amino, with the proviso that at least one of A¹ to A⁹ must be a C₁₋₉ group bearing a functional group selected from among epoxy, hydroxyl, and amino&semi a, b, and c are each 0 or 1&semi X is a group having a polymerizable carbon−carbon unsaturated bond&semi Z is N−Y, O, or S&semi Y is H, alkyl, aryl, or the like&semi and L is a divalent group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Inventors:

NAKAMURA MASATAKA (JP)
MORIKAWA YUKIE (JP)
YOKOTA MITSURU (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2001/006741

Publication Date:

April 03, 2003

Filing Date:

August 06, 2001

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Assignee:

JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE (US)
NAKAMURA MASATAKA (JP)
MORIKAWA YUKIE (JP)
YOKOTA MITSURU (JP)

International Classes:

G02C7/04; C07F7/08; C07F7/18; C08F20/10; C08F30/08; G02B1/04; (IPC1-7): C07F7/08; C08F12/14; C08F12/22; C08F20/10; C08F20/52; G02C7/04

Domestic Patent References:

WO2000009516A1

2000-02-24

Foreign References:

JP2001220394A	2001-08-14
JPH01133022A	1989-05-25
JPS61285425A	1986-12-16
JPS61281116A	1986-12-11
EP0611782A1	1994-08-24
EP0733637A1	1996-09-25

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