Biomimetic hydrogel materials
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsCarolyn Bertozzi, Ravindranath Mukkamala, Oing Chen, Hopin Hu, Dominique Baude
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Abstract
Novel biomimetic hydrogel materials and methods for their preparation. Hydrogels containing acrylamide-functionalized carbohydrate, sulfoxide, sulfide or sulfone copolymerized with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic copolymerizing material selected from the group consisting of an acrylamide, methacrylamide, acrylate, methacrylate, vinyl and a derivative thereof present in concentration from about 1 to about 99 wt %. and methods for their preparation. The method of use of the new hydrogels for fabrication of soft contact lenses and biomedical implants.
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A soft contact lens fabricated from a hydrogel comprising an acrylamide functionalized carbohydrate monomer present in concentration from about 5 to about 40 wt % copolymerized with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic copolymerizing material selected from the group consisting of an acrylamide, methacrylamide, acrylate, methacrylate, siloxane and vinyl present in concentration from about 60 to about 95 wt %.
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