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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 1985
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Drahoslav Lim, San Diego, CA (US);
Chidambar L Kulkarni, San Diego, CA (US);
Dennis A Repella, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Barnes-Hind, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F / ; G03B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
526264 ; 3511 / ; 3511 / ; 523106 ; 523108 ; 526258 ;
Abstract
An interpenetrating network polymer is obtained by mixing hydrophilic monomer vinyl pyrrolidone and hydrophobic monomer (5-alkylene-m-dioxanyl) acrylic ester in the presence of at least two crosslinking agents and, optionally, hydroxyalkyl acrylic ester and catalysts and causing polymerization to occur. Contact lenses made from the polymer have high tensile strength and can absorb a high degree of water.