Organosilicon-containing materials useful for biomedical devices

Abstract

Organosilicon-containing materials are useful in articles such as biomedical devices, including contact lenses. The materials include macromonomers endcapped with at least one ethylenically unsaturated radical, and monomers. The macromonomers and monomers include units of the formula: ##STR1## wherein: each Y is --O-- or --NR.sup.30 -- wherein R.sup.30 is H or C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl; each R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 alkyl wherein at least one methylene group is replaced with --O--, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 haloalkyl wherein at least one methylene group is replaced with --O--, and --R.sup.Si ; m and n are independently 0 or an integer of 1 to 6; each R.sup.Si is independently an organosilicon radical; and R is the divalent residue of an .alpha., .omega.-dihydroxyl compound or an .alpha., .omega.-diamino compound.

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