Water-processable silicone-containing prepolymers and uses thereof

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PATENT NO 9921340
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14883142

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The invention provide a class of water-processable polymerizable prepolymers which comprises (1) siloxane-containing monomeric units derived at least one siloxane containing monomer having one hydrophilic group or chain and/or polysiloxane-containing crosslinking units derived from at least one hydrophilized polysiloxane or chain-extended polysiloxane crosslinker; (2) hydrophilic monomeric units derived from one or more hydrophilic vinylic monomers; and (3) from about 0.05% to about 5% by weight of polymerizable units each having a pendant or terminal, ethylenically-unsaturated group and free of any polysiloxane segment. The prepolymer comprises from about 20% to about 50% by weight of silicone relative to the total weight of the prepolymer and has a high water solubility or dispersibility of at least about 5% by weight in water and suitable for making silicone hydrogel contact lenses.

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ALCON INCRUE LOUIS-D'AFFRY 6 FRIBOURG 1701

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chang, Frank Cumming, US 140 3073
Huang, Jinyu Suwanee, US 45 750
Kuyu, Selma Duluth, US 5 281
Medina, Arturo Norberto Suwanee, US 23 734
Scott, Robert Alpharetta, US 65 1743
Shankar, Venkat Suwanee, US 11 94
Smith, Dawn Alison Rotorua, NZ 11 518
Wu, Daqing Suwanee, US 66 838

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