Transparent cellulose hydrogel and production process thereof
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Oct 5, 1999
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Apr 15, 1998
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A transparent cellulose hydrogel having a transmittance of visible light of not less than 70%/mm and a tensile strength of not less than 10 kg/cm.sup.2, wherein the hydroxyl groups of cellulose constituting said hydrogel are not chemically crosslinked; and a process for producing a transparent cellulose hydrogel, comprising coagulation and regeneration of cellulose from a cellulose solution using an aqueous solution containing an organic solvent in a proportion of 20-95 wt %. The cellulose hydrogel of the present invention is useful as a raw material of an ophthalmic material, such as soft contact lens, artificial crystal lens, artificial cornea, artificial vitreous body and the like, a carrier of fragrance, and a base of gel and cream, and the like. In addition, the transparent cellulose hydrogel of the present invention has a densely packed and uniform structure, so that it can provide a material of a separation membrane having a small molecular cutoff and high pressure resistance.
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