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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Frank Chang, Cumming, GA (US);
Feng Jing, Snellville, GA (US);
Fei Cheng, Suwanee, GA (US);
Ying Zheng, Suwanee, GA (US);
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
The invention provides a class of amphiphilic branched polydiorganosiloxane macromers and the uses thereof. Such a macromer comprises a polydiorganosiloxane polymer chain and two terminal groups free of any ethylenically unsaturated group, wherein the polydiorganosiloxane polymer chain comprises (1) at least 5 dimethylsiloxane units in a consecutive sequence, (2) at least two first siloxane units each having methyl as one of the two substituents of each first siloxane unit and one first organic radical having one sole (meth)acryloyl group as the other substituent, (3) at least one second siloxane unit having methyl as one of the two substituents of the second siloxane unit and one second organic radical, which is free of any ethylenically unsaturated group and comprises one or more hydrophilic groups or polymer chains, as the other substituent.