Biocompatible polyacrylate compositions for medical applications

A composition comprising:

• (a) a biologically compatible structural component comprising a linear acrylic homopolymer or a linear acrylic copolymer;
• and
• (b) a biobeneficial component comprising a copolymer having an acrylate moiety and a biobeneficial moiety;
• wherein the copolymer composing the biobeneficial component has the formula:
• wherein
• (a) m1, n1, p1, r1, m2, n2, p2, and r2 are all integers;
• (b) m1≧0, n1>0, p1≧0, r1>0;
• m2≧0, n2>0, p2≧0, r2>0;
• and
• (c)
• (i) if m1=0, then p1>0;
• (ii) if p1=0, then m1>0;
• and
• (iii) if m2=0, then p2 >0;
• and
• (iv) if p2=0, then m2>0;
• and
• (v) r1 and r2 are the same or different;
• (vi) m1 and m2 are the same or different;
• (vii) n1 and n2 are the same or different;
• and
• (viii) p1 and p2 are the same or different;
• (d) X is hydrogen or methyl group;
• (e) each of R, R1 and R2, independently, is methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, sec-butyl, iso-butyl, tert-butyl, lauryl, or 2-hydroxyethyl;
• and
• (f) Q is a fragment providing the copolymer with biobeneficial or bioactive properties.