The University of Southern Mississippi

Alcon Laboratories, Inc.

Other

Lon J Mathias

Robert Yeats Lochhead

Steven Thomas Charles

John C Lang

Mark E Hammer

Gustavo Cei

David W Kurz

Selim H Kusefoglu

Robert E Hermes

Gregory J Tregre

Douglas R Moore

Doris A Culberson

A thermosetting resin is formed from cyclopentadiene and a propargyl halide The resin can be used with carbon fibers to form a carbon&mdash;carbon composite.

Cyclopentadiene derivatives for carbon-carbon composites

In vivo polymerizable intraocular lens compositions which comprise substituted fluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl monomers having anionic, cationic, and/or nonionic surface active functionality in the unsaturated fluorophobic ends. The compositions are preferably cured by UV photoinitiation and are useful in repairing torn or detached retinal tissue or forming intraocular lenses in situ.

In vivo polymerizable ophthalmic compositions and methods of using

Coatings for surgical instruments which comprise substituted fluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl monomers having anionic, cationic, and/or nonionic surface active functionality in the unsaturated fluorophobic ends.

Articles coated with in vivo polymerizable ophthalmic compositions

Mesogens are provided based on substituted unsaturated carboxylic acids such as acrylic and methacrylic acid. Substitution of a variety of hydrophobic tails onto the carboxylic acid or acid derivative via the vinyl carbon proximal to the carbonyl of the carboxylic acid results in mesogens that are capable of forming thermotropic and single-phase lyotropic mesophases over a broad range of compositions. The mesophases can be polymerized to lock in the ordered phases.

Polymerizable mesophases based on substituted unsaturated carboxylic

A thermosetting resin is formed from cyclopentadiene and a propargyl halide. The resin can be used with carbon fibers to form a carbon-carbon composite.

Ophthalmic compositions containing biocompatible, bioadhesive polymerizable amphipathic mesophase materials useful for repairing retinal tissue tears or retinal detachments are disclosed. In one embodiment, the polymerizable materials, which comprise substituted fluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl monomers having anionic, cationic, and/or nonionic surface active functionality in the unsaturated fluorophobic ends, are polymerized in vivo to provide effective, long-lasting repair of torn, ruptured or detached retinal tissue. Ophthalmic applications of these materials are not limited to retinal repair.

In vivo polymerizable ophthalmic compositions

The present invention is a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently C.sub.1-20 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted with a C.sub.1-3 alcohol, or allyl unsubstituted or substituted with a C.sub.1-4 alkyl or phenyl, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen, or C.sub.1-20 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted with a C.sub.1-3 alcohol or together R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are oxygen, and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently C.sub.1-20 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted with C.sub.1-3 alcohol or phenyl, hydroxy, --(CH.sub.2).sub.1-3 COOH, --CHR.sup.7 COOH wherein R.sup.7 is C.sub.1-5 alkyl or C.sub.1-5 alkyl substituted with hydroxy, amino, or carboxy, or allyl unsubstituted or substituted with a C.sub.1-4 alkyl or phenyl or together R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 with the two nitrogen atoms form a fused ring having the formula ##STR2## wherein n is 1 or 2, or form a fused ring having the formula ##STR3## wherein p is an integer from 0 to 3.

Method of water treatment using 2,6-substituted aminopyridines and

Polymers derived from 2,6-substituted-4-amino-pyridines

A process for synthesizing ethers of alkyl alpha-(hydroxymethyl)-acrylate by reacting alkyl acrylate and formaldehyde in the presence of a DABCO catalyst. The ethers may be used as cross-linking agents for thermoplastic polymers. Further, these ethers in turn enable synthesis of cyclopolymers that may show promising biological activity.

Acrylate ester ether derivatives

There is disclosed a family of new vinyl monomers capable of forming polymers by free radical polymerization. The vinyl monomer is of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbons, X is O, NH or NR.sub.3, and R.sub.3 is substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon. The intermediates in the synthesis of these monomers are new beta-chloroanaline ureas. The polymers are useful in film and fiber formation and display good toughness. These new vinyl monomers also form a cyclic monomer.

Polymers containing pendant urea groups

Contact and intraocular lenses are formed from a polymer formed by polymerizing one or more siloxane monomers of the formula ##STR1## with monomeric crosslinking agents and optionally an acrylic or methacrylic acid ester of a monohydric alkanol. In the above formula G is an electron withdrawing group and the siloxane is a mono- or poly- siloxane group.

Polymeric compositions for optical devices

The present invention is a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently C.sub.1-20 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted with a C.sub.1-3 alcohol, or allyl unsubstituted or substituted with a C.sub.1-4 alkyl or phenyl, R.sub.3 and R.sup.4 are independently hydrogen, or C.sub.1-20 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted with a C.sub.1-3 alcohol or together R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are oxygen, and R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are independently C.sub.1-20 alkyl unsubstituted or substituted with C.sub.1-3 alcohol or phenyl, hydroxy, --(CH.sub.2).sub.1-3 COOH, --CHR.sup.7 COOH wherein R.sup.7 is C.sub.1-5 alkyl or C.sub.1-5 alkyl substituted with hydroxy, amino, or carboxy, or allyl unsubstituted or substituted with a C.sub.1-4 alkyl or phenyl or together R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 with the two nitrogen atoms form a fused ring having the formula ##STR2## wherein n is 1 or 2, or form a fused ring having the formula ##STR3## wherein p is an integer from 0 to 3.

2,6-substituted-4-aminopyridines and their corresponding intermediates

There is disclosed a family of new vinyl monomers capable of forming polymers by free radical polymerization. The vinyl monomer is of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbons, X is O, NH or NR.sub.3, and R.sub.3 is substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon. The intermediates in the synthesis of these monomers are new beta-chloroalanine ureas. The polymers are useful in film and fiber formation and display good toughness. These new vinyl monomers also form a cyclic monomer.

Monomers with urea groups

A process for synthesizing ethers of alkyl alpha(hydroxymethyl)-acrylate by reacting alkyl acrylate and formaldehyde in the presence of a DABCO catalyst. The ethers may be used as cross-linking agents for thermoplastic polymers. Further, these ethers in turn enable synthesis of cyclopolymers that may show promising biological activity.

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Hattiesburg, MS, United States of America

Lon J Mathias