Novartis Ag

Jens H&ouml;pken

Dieter Lohmann

Peter Chabrecek

Angelika Maria Domschke

The invention relates to novel composite materials comprising (a) an inorganic or organic bulk material having covalently bound to its surface initiator moieties for radical polymerization; and (b) a hydrophilic surface coating obtainable by applying one or more different ethylenically unsaturated hydrophilic macromonomers of formula (1) as outlined in the claims to the bulk material surface provided with the initiator radicals and polymerizing said macromonomers. The composite materials of the invention have desirable characteristics regarding adherence to the substrate, durability, hydrophilicity, wettability, biocompatibility and permeability and are thus useful for the manufacture of biomedical articles such as ophthalmic devices.

Organic articles

Organic polymers

The present invention describes a polymer and a precursor thereof; a prepolymer made essentially from a macromer that is cross-linked, for example, via its free hydroxy groups with a polyisocyanate, the macromer being made essentially from a polysiloxane and a polyol component; processes for the production of such prepolymers and polymers; the use of such polymers, for example, as artificial corneas, as molded articles, especially as contact lens material; also the use of a prepolymer or polymer for coating surfaces, especially functionalized polymer surfaces.

Polyurethanes made from polysiloxane/polyol macromers

The present invention relates to coated particles wherein the polymer chains of the coating are obtainable by after-glow plasma induced polymerization of a monomer under special plasma conditions. The invention further relates to a method for the production of articles coated with a polymer having these features.

Growing community of inventors

Lörrach, Germany

Jens Höpken

Growing community of inventors

Lörrach, Germany

Jens H&ouml;pken

Jens Höpken