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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2014
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Shivkumar Mahadevan, Orange Park, FL (US);
Thomas L. Maggio, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Brent Matthew Healy, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Leilani K. Sonoda, Atlantic Beach, FL (US);
Michelle Carman Turnage, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Hemantkumar Vashi, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to a polymers and hydrogels comprising a sulfonic acid component formed from reactive components comprising (i) at least one hydrophobic monomer and (ii) at least one sulfonic acid-containing component, wherein the sulfonic acid-containing component is comprised of a salt formed by a non-polymerizable, hydrophilic base and a polymerizable sulfonic acid. One or more embodiments provide that the at least one hydrophobic monomer comprises a silicone component.