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WO1992007014A1 - Nouveaux polymeres acryliques etoiles, copolymeres sequences et macromonomeres contenant du silicone - Google Patents

Nouveaux polymeres acryliques etoiles, copolymeres sequences et macromonomeres contenant du silicone Download PDF

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WO1992007014A1
WO1992007014A1 PCT/US1991/007243 US9107243W WO9207014A1 WO 1992007014 A1 WO1992007014 A1 WO 1992007014A1 US 9107243 W US9107243 W US 9107243W WO 9207014 A1 WO9207014 A1 WO 9207014A1
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  • the present invention relates to novel silicone-containing copolymers including acrylic star polymers, block copolymers and macromonomers and their preparation.
  • N. E. Gaylord in U.S. Patent 3,808,178 (1974) and Re 31,406 (1983), discloses random copolymers of polysiloxanyl acrylates and alkyl acrylic esters made by free radical polymerization for use in contact lenses.
  • N. E. Gaylord in U.S. Patent 4,120,570 (1978), describes a method for treating patients with visual defects by fitting them with rigid gas permeable contact lenses made from random copolymers of polysiloxanyl acrylates and alkyl acrylic esters.
  • N. E. Gaylord in U.S. Patent 3,808,179 (1974) discloses random copolymers produced from the copolymerization of fluoroacrylates and esters of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid for use in rigid gas permeable contact lenses.
  • Yoshioka in U.S. Patent 4,990,561, disclose a wax composition prepared by polymerizing a mixture of a methyl- polysiloxane(meth)acrylate compound containing one (meth)acryl group and three or more methylsiloxy groups with one or more vinyl monomer(s) to produce a copolymer which is copolymerized with an organic wax.
  • O. W. Webster in U.S. Patents 4,417,034 (1983) and 4,508,880 (1985) and W. B. Farnham and D. Y. Sogah in U.S.
  • Patents 4,414,372 (1983) and 4,524,196 (1985) disclose the preparation of acrylic star polymers using group transfer polymerization by coupling 'living" polymer with a capping agent having more than one reactive site or by initiating polymerization with an initiator which can initiate more than one polymer chain. Initiators that could produce acrylic star polymers with up to 4 arms were demonstrated.
  • the lenses should be resistant to deposits of proteins, lipids, and bacteria. In the case of soft contact lenses, these should be oxygen permeable, drapeable, wettable, durable, have adequate "toughness” or tear- strength, clarity and resistance to deposits of proteins, lipids and bacteria.
  • contact lenses were made from polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), a hard, easily machineable polymer. These lenses were reasonably comfortable to wear but were not sufficiently permeable to oxygen. Consequently, they could be worn only for limited periods of time. Wearing such lenses for prolonged periods of time sometimes resulted in serious eye damage.
  • PMMA polymethylmethacrylate
  • the next generation of lenses were the soft lenses made from polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate (PHEMA) containing high concentrations of water.
  • PHEMA polyhydroxyethylmethacrylate
  • These hydrogels transport more oxygen than does PMMA because the polymers accommodate large concentrations of water, but the lenses are difficult to manufacture and handle because of their softness.
  • the increased oxygen transport is associated with the solubility of oxygen in water rather than to the polymer per se.
  • attempts have been made to increase the water content of these lenses.
  • an increase in water content has two disadvantages; the first is that with increasing water content the lenses tend to become less resistant to tearing; the second is that high water contact lenses tend to dehydrate rapidly when made thin.
  • the hydrogel soft contact lenses are very susceptible to deposits and lack tear resistance.
  • the rigid, oxygen- permeable lenses are made from random copolymers of silicone acrylates and methylmethacrylates such as TRIS(trimethylsiloxy)-3- methacryloxypropylsilane (TRIS) and methyl methacrylate. These lenses have a significantly higher oxygen permeability than lenses made from either PMMA or hydrogels. Lenses made from TRIS homopolymer have very high oxygen permeability but they are soft, lack wettability, do not resist deposits well, and are very uncomfortable to wear.
  • TRIS copolymerized with methyl methacrylate increases the durability and machinability, but there is a trade-off in other properties, most notably the oxygen permeability.
  • the manufacturer can provide lenses with high silicone content that can be worn for extended periods of time but are very difficult to make or harder lenses with relatively high methyl methacrylate content that are more easily machineable but have reduced oxygen permeability.
  • hexafluorobutyl methacrylate gives excellent resistance to deposits but is less oxygen permeable than are the silicone acrylates.
  • Lenses made from dimethylsilicone elastomers have very high oxygen permeability but are very soft, and difficult to manufacture, extremely non-wettable, and very uncomfortable to wear.
  • One of the current processes for making materials for contact lenses involves the bulk free radical copolymerization of an alkyl (meth)acrylate, for example methyl methacrylate, with a polysiloxanylalkyl ester of acrylate or methacrylate (silicone acrylate), among others, for example TRIS, and an amount of a polyfunctional monomer, such as ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, to provide rigidity through crosslinking.
  • an alkyl (meth)acrylate for example methyl methacrylate
  • silicone acrylate silicone acrylate
  • lens materials having high oxygen permeability and improved hardness and machinability could be made by incorporating a hard polymer such as PMMA in the bulk polymerization of a silicone acrylate with an alkyl acrylic ester. It has been found, however, that PMMA is not soluble in silicone acrylate monomers nor in their mixtures with alkyl acrylic esters; nor has it been possible to incorporate PMMA in the highly oxygen permeable dimethylsilicone elastomers.
  • Conventional soft contact lenses may be made by first polymerizing hydrophilic monomers, such as hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), glycerolmethacrylate (GMA), methacrylic acid (MAC) and N- Vinyl pyrrolidinone (NVP or VP), among others into a rigid "button", then lathing the button into a contact lens, which is finally hydrated into a finished product.
  • these lenses may be cast-molded to produce semi-finished or completely finished lenses.
  • the key properties of a soft contact lens are oxygen permeability, drapeability, deposit resistance and "toughness”
  • conventional soft contact lenses have been quite limited in their ability to maximize all of these key properties.
  • preformed macromonomers, graft copolymers and star polymers of the present invention can be used to surprisingly enhance the characteristics of hard and soft contact lenses.
  • These preformed acrylic macromonomers, graft copolymers and star polymers may be dissolved or dispersed in silicone acrylate monomers, wetting monomers such as hydroxyethylmethacrylate, glycerol methacrylate, polyvinyl alcohols, polyvmylpyrrolidone and methacrylic acid, among others, and/or mixtures of such monomers with alkyl acrylic esters.
  • the copolymers of the present invention may be adapted for use in hard, flexible or soft contact lenses. It has been found that bulk polymerization of these mixtures gives products with attractive properties including optical clarity, suitable hardness (in the case of buttons for lathing soft contact lenses), suitable drapeability and wettability (in the case of soft contact lenses) and enhanced oxygen permeability.
  • the present invention relates to novel silicone-containing copolymers which include macromonomers, graft polymers and acrylic star polymers. These novel silicone-containing copolymers are useful for making novel hydrated oxygen permeable compositions.
  • the novel copolymers according to the present invention may be dispersed or copolymerized throughout a polymer matrix to produce hydrated oxygen permeable compositions having a number of applications including biomedical applications and especially soft contact lenses having water contacts of at least about 10% by weight.
  • Macromonomers according to the present invention are linear homopolymers, block polymers or random copolymers.
  • these macromonomers are in the form of a diblock, with a first block being substantially hydrophilic and a second block being substantially hydrophobic and permeable.
  • the hydrophobic, permeable block generally comprises at least about 50% by weight of a polysiloxanylalkyl ester of an alpha, beta unsaturated acid (silicon acrylate) and preferably consists essentially of polymerized units of these silicone acrylates.
  • the hydrophobic, permeable block comprises homo silicone acrylate and in particular, 3-methacryloxypropyl-tris-trimethylsiloxy silane (TRIS).
  • the macromonomers which are used in the present invention preferably have at least one polymerizable olefinic group at the end of the polymer chain. Numerous additional polymerizable groups may also be attached to the polymer chain, most preferably in the hydrophilic block or region of the macromonomer.
  • the macromonomers are preformed block copolymers having a first substantially hydrophilic block and a second substantially hydrophobic, permeable block.
  • the first substantially hydrophilic block preferably is derived from at least about 25% by weight of a hydrophilic, acrylic-type monomer and the second substantially hydrophobic, permeable block is derived from at least about 50% by weight of a silicone acrylate.
  • these macromonomers preferably have on average at least one polymerizable group, preferably an olefinic group which is preferably a terminal double-bond-containing organo group and is in the hydrophilic block of the macromonomer.
  • the inclusion of at least one polymerizable group in the macromonomer results in the copolymerization of the macromonomer with the mixture of monomers which comprises the polymer matrix.
  • the double-bond containing organo group is generally linked to the end of the macromonomer by means of a urethane, ester, ether, amide or related linkage.
  • more than one polymerizable group is linked to the macromonomer at sites on the macromonomer which may include a terminal site.
  • the polymerizable group may be, for example, a double bond from a methacryloxy, an acryloxy, a styrenic, an alpha methyl styrenic, an allylic, vinylic or other olefinic group.
  • these preformed macromonomers comprise a first substantially hydrophilic block which is derived from at least about 25% by weight of at least one hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer.
  • hydrophilic acrylic-type monomers for use in the present invention include hydrophilic (meth)acrylates, and (meth)acrylic acids, for example, hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA), glycerolmethacrylate (GMA), methacrylic acid and acrylic acid.
  • HEMA hydroxyethylmethacrylate
  • GMA glycerolmethacrylate
  • methacrylic acid and acrylic acid acrylic acid.
  • Other hydrophilic acrylic-type monomers well known in the art and as described hereinbelow may also be used in the macromonomers according to the present invention.
  • the hydrophobic permeable block is derived from a mixture of monomers comprising at least about 50% by weight of at least one polysiloxanylalkyl ester of an alpha, beta unsaturated acid (silicone acrylate) preferably having the formula
  • D and E are selected from the group consisting of C1-C5 alkyl groups, phenyl groups, and groups of the structure
  • the substantially hydrophilic block of the macromonomer comprises about 5% to about 95% by weight of said macromonomer and the hydrophobic, permeable block comprises about 5% to about 95% by weight of said macromonomer.
  • the novel polymers comprise preformed silicone-containing acrylic star polymers which may be incorporated into, and preferably copolymerized throughout, a polymer matrix.
  • These preformed star polymers are comprised of a crosslinked core derived from one or more esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid ((meth)acrylate) monomers and a plurality of linear copolymeric arms having an unattached free end attached to the core.
  • the core of the star polymer may be a polysiloxane core made by the polycondensation of substituent alkoxysilyl groups contained in acrylic ester groups or acrylic block copolymers as taught in United States Patent No. 5,036,139, issued July 30, 1991.
  • the arms of the star polymer preferably comprise a first substantially hydrophilic block and a second substantially hydrophobic, permeable block.
  • the hydrophobic, permeable block is nearest the crosslinked core and the substantially hydrophilic block is furthest from the crosslinked core.
  • the preferred star polymers comprise a crosslinked core to which are attached polymeric arms, the block of the arms nearest the crosslinked core comprise a hydrophobic, permeable block and the block of the arms furthest from the crosslinked core comprise a substantially hydrophilic block. While not being limited by way of theory, it is believed that star polymers having this preferred structure are able to compatibilize with a hydrophilic matrix and produce two distinct phases in the final composition: a substantially hydrophilic phase surrounding a separate and distinct substantially hydrophobic, permeable phase.
  • these star polymers prior to incorporation, have at least one polymerizable group attached to the arms, most preferably attached to the substantially hydrophilic block of the arm.
  • these star polymers comprise: a. a crosslinked core comprising a polymer derived from a mixture of monomers comprising i). 1-100% by weight of one or more monomers each having at least two polymerizable groups,
  • each arm comprising a substantially hydrophilic block and a substantially hydrophobic, permeable block, said hydrophilic block comprising at least about 25% by weight of a hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer and said hydrophobic, permeable block comprising at least about 50% by weight of at least one one or more polysiloxanylalkyl ester.
  • the polyxiloxanylalkyl ester has the formula where A is selected from the class consisting of C1-C5 alkyl groups, phenyl groups, and G groups; G is a group of the structure:
  • D and E are selected from the class consisting of C . ⁇ alkyl groups and phenyl groups and G groups; R 2 is selected from the group of hydrogen and methyl; m is an integer from one to five, except that m is an integer from one to fifteen when A, D and E are C ⁇ alkyl groups and n is an integer from one to three; and the unattached ends of said arms have a terminal organo group containing a copolymerizable carbon-carbon double bond.
  • At least 5 of the arms are present, and most preferably at least 5 of the arms have their unattached ends, preferably, the substantially hydrophilic block of the arm, terminated with an organo group containing a polymerizable carbon-carbon double (olefinic) bond.
  • more than one double bond may be included on the arms of the star polymers.
  • Such double bonds permit the preformed star polymer to copolymerize with other monomers to form the novel copolymers of the present invention.
  • Other preferred star polymers for use in the present invention may contain between one and five polymerizable carbon-carbon double bonds preferably distributed throughout the hydrophilic block of the arm.
  • the copolymerization of the star polymer with the matrix of compositions according to the present invention results in a novel polymer with improved resistance to extraction and greater rein forcement of properties, such as toughness and machineability, in the polymer combination.
  • enhanced oxygen permeability in addition to increased toughness of the final hydrated contact lens results from the inclusion of the preformed macromonomers, graft copolymers and/or star copolymers in copolymers of the present invention.
  • the preformed acrylic copolymers according to the present invention may be utilized to form novel hydrated oxygen permeable compositions.
  • novel compositions are obtained by the bulk polymerization of the preformed acrylic copolymers as described above in combination with a substantially hydrophilic matrix comprising a mixture of monomers, said monomer mixture preferably comprising at least 25% by weight of at least one hydrophilic monomer.
  • the monomer mixture may comprise at least 25% by weight of at least one hydrophilic monomer and at least one additional monomer selected from the group consisting of esters of alpha, beta unsaturated acids such as acrylic and methacrylic acid, among others, crosslinking agents, and mixtures thereof.
  • polysiloxanylalkyl esters of alpha, beta unsaturated acids such as acrylic and methacrylic acid, as well as fluorine acrylates as described hereinbelow may also be added to the matrix.
  • the weight ratio of the macromonomer, graft copolymer star polymer and other monomers which are used to make the hydrated oxygen permeable compositions used in soft contact lenses may be readily varied up to about 100% by weight. After hydration, compositions according to the present invention comprise at least about 10% by weight water.
  • the preformed copolymers according to the present invention find utility in a number of diverse applications including contact lenses, wound dressings, release coatings, ocular membranes, intraocular implants, sizing agents, electronics adhesives, gas and liquid separation membranes, prostheses and etching resists, among others, especially where hydrogels may be used.
  • the compositions according to the present invention find particular utility in soft, oxygen permeable contact lenses.
  • copolymer is used throughout the specification to describe a polymer that results from the polymerization of at least two different monomers.
  • copolymer includes polymers of the present invention obtained by the bulk polymerization of monomers and the macromonomers, graft copolymers and/or star polymers of the present invention.
  • Monomers include silicone acrylates, esters of alpha, beta-unsaturated acids including esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid ((meth)acrylates) such as methyl methacrylate, among others, fluoroacrylates, hydrophilic ("wetting") monomers, including certain acrylonitrile monomers, hydrophilic acrylic-type monomers and crosslinking monomers, among others.
  • the term "macromonomer” is used throughout the specification to describe preformed linear silicone-containing acrylic copolymers preferably comprising a first substantially hydrophilic block derived from at least about 20% and preferably at least about 25% by weight of at least one hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer and a second substantially hydrophobic, permeable block derived from monomer units comprising at least about 50% by weight of at least one polysiloxanylalkyl ester of an alpha, beta unsaturated ester.
  • the amount of hydrophilic monomer included in the hydrophilic block and the rest of the macromonomer according to the present invention is that amount which is effective to produce, in combination with a matrix, a composition comprising at least about 10% by weight water after hydration.
  • the hydrophilic block of the macromonomers is derived from substantially more than about 25% . by weight of a hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer and in certain embodiments is derived from up to 100% by weight hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer. In certain embodiments according to the present invention, however, the hydrophobic, permeable block may comprise as much as 100% by weight of the macromonomer.
  • Macromonomers according to the present invention comprise a substantially hydrophilic block or region which generally comprises at least about 2% (up to about 98%) by weight of the macromonomer preferably at least about 5% and more preferably at least about 10% by weight of the macromonomer.
  • Macromonomers according to the present invention preferably have a polymerizable group at one end of the polymer chain and are used in the contact lens polymers of the present invention.
  • the polymerizable group of the macromonomer may be a double bond from a methacryloxy, an acryloxy, a styrenic, an alpha methyl styrenic, an allylic, a vinylic or other olefinic group.
  • star polymer or "star copolymer” is used throughout the specification to describe high molecular weight silicone- containing polymers for use in the present invention that generally have a multitude of linear, acrylic arms radiating out from a central core.
  • the arms are linear polymers preferably having at least one substantially hydrophilic block derived from at least about 20% and preferably at least about 25% by weight of a hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer and at least one substantially hydrophobic, permeable block derived from at least about 50% by weight of a polysiloxanylakyl ester of an alpha, beta, unsaturated ester such as (meth)acrylic acid (silicone acrylate).
  • the amount of hydrophilic monomer included in the hydrophilic block and the rest of the star polymer according to the present invention is that amount which is effective to produce, in combination with a matrix, a composition comprising at least about 10% by weight water after hydration.
  • the arms of the star polymer contain one substantially hydrophilic block and one substantially hydrophobic, permeable block.
  • the substantially hydrophilic block of the arms of the star polymer comprises at least about 2% by weight, preferably about 5% to about 95% and more preferably at least about 10% by weight of said arm and the substantially hydrophobic, permeable block preferably comprises at least about 5% by weight of said arm.
  • the hydrophobic, permeable block may comprise as much as 100% by weight of said arm.
  • the star polymers may have functional groups such as polymerizable double bonds, hydroxyl groups and carboxyl located at the end of the arms or distributed along the chain.
  • the cores are highly crosslinked. segments of difunctional acrylates or copolymers of monofunctional and difunctional acrylates.
  • the core of the star polymer may be a crosslinked polysiloxy core derived from a multifunctional crosslinkable silicone-containing group, such as a polyalkoxysilyl group, as described, for example in United States Patent Number 5,036,139, which is incorporated by reference herein.
  • the star polymers of the present invention may be dispersed or preferably copolymerized throughout the matrix of copolymers of the present invention.
  • Graft copolymer is used throughout the specification to describe “branched” or “comb” copolymers which are similar to the macromonomers and star polymers according to the present invention.
  • Graft copolymers according to the present invention are high molecular weight silicone-containing polymers for use in the present invention that generally have a number of linear, polymeric arms grafted onto a polymeric backbone.
  • Graft copolymers according to the present invention preferably comprise at least one substantially hydrophilic block or region and one substantially hydrophobic, permeable block or region.
  • the backbone of the graft copolymer is comprised of a substantially hydrophilic block (which generally is derived from at least about 20% and preferably at least about 25% by weight of hydrophilic acrylic-type monomers) to which is bound at varying points along the backbone a number of arms.
  • a substantially hydrophilic block which generally is derived from at least about 20% and preferably at least about 25% by weight of hydrophilic acrylic-type monomers
  • the amount of hydrophilic monomer included in the hydrophilic block and the rest of the graft copolymer according to the present invention is that amount which is effective to produce, in combination with a matrix, a composition comprising at least about 10% by weight water after hydration.
  • the backbone may instead comprise a substantially hydrophobic, permeable block (even up to 100% by weight of the backbone).
  • the arms of the graft copolymers are generally linear polymers which may be random, homo or block copolymers.
  • the arms are preferably comprised of at least one substantially hydrophobic, permeable block and most preferably, the arms are homopolymers of monomeric units of polysiloxanylalkyl esters of alpha, beta unsaturated acids.
  • the arms may also preferably comprise a first hydrophilic block derived from at least about 25% by weight of a hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer and at least one substantially hydrophobic, permeable block derived from at least about 50% by weight of a polysiloxanylakyl ester of an alpha, beta, unsaturated acid.
  • the substantially hydrophilic block of the graft copolymer comprises at least 2% by weight of said arm, preferably about 5% to about 95% by weight of said arm, more preferably at least about 10% by weight of said arm and the substantially hydrophobic, permeable block comprises at least about 5%, preferably at least about 10% by weight of said arm.
  • the hydrophobic, permeable block may comprise as much as 100% by weight of the arm(s).
  • the graft copolymers may have functional groups such as polymerizable double bonds, hydroxyl groups and carboxyl located at the end of the arms or distributed along the chain.
  • the graft copolymers of the present invention may be dispersed or preferably copolymerized throughout the matrix of copolymers of the present invention.
  • preformed silicone-containing copolymer and “preformed copolymer” are used throughout the specification to describe the macromonomers, graft polymers and star polymers used in the copolymers of the present invention.
  • These macromonomers, graft copolymers and star polymers are derived from esters of alpha, beta unsaturated acids such as hydrophilic monomers, for example hydroxyethyl methacrylate, glycerol methacrylate, polymerizable acids, for example, methacrylic and acrylic acid, non-hydrophilic esters of alpha, beta unsaturated acids such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate, among others, silicone acrylates such as TRIS, among other monomers including other alpha, beta unsaturated monomers having activated polymerizable double bonds such as acrylonitriles and acrylamides, among others.
  • These preformed copolymers preferably contain at least about 10% by weight silicone acrylate monomer units.
  • these preformed copolymers are derived from an amount of a hydrophilic monomer effective, in combination with a surrounding hydrophilic matrix, to produce a hydrated composition having a water content of at least about 10% by weight.
  • the amount of hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer units in the preformed copolymer will range from about 0% to about 90% by weight of the preformed copolymer, preferably at least about 2% to about 90% by weight and more preferably at least about 5% by weight.
  • the term "matrix" is used throughout the specification to describe that part of a composition containing monomers and the preformed copolymer that results from the random polymerization of the monomer mixture.
  • the monomer mixture preferably contains at least one hydrophilic monomer in an amount sufficient to produce, after polymerization with the preformed silicone-containing acrylic copolymers followed by hydration, a composition which contains at least about 10% by weight water.
  • the amount of hydrophilic matrix utilized in the present invention ranges from about 2% to about 90% (in certain cases, 0% to about 90%) by weight of the compositions.
  • the monomers of the matrix may also be selected from the group consisting of silicone acrylates, esters of alpha, beta-unsaturated acids, crosslinking monomers, and mixtures thereof, among others.
  • the amount and type of monomers other than hydrophilic monomers which may be used in the matrix will vary according to the amount and type of hydrophilic monomer utilized in the preformed silicone-containing acrylic copolymer used and the amount and type of such copolymer included in the final composition.
  • the weight ratios of the various individual components included in the compositions according to the present invention may also vary, depending upon the final water content desired.
  • the matrix monomers are distinct from the macromonomers, graft copolymers or star polymers which are also incorporated into the compositions according to the present invention.
  • the compositions of the present invention comprise the matrix, graft copolymer, macromonomer and/or star polymer dispersed or preferably copolymerized throughout the matrix.
  • difunctional acrylate is used throughout the specification to describe a chemical compound having at least two acrylate functionalities.
  • crosslinking monomers for use in the present invention are difunctional acrylates.
  • silicon acrylate(s) is used throughout the specification to describe polysiloxanylalkyl esters of alpha, beta unsaturated acids including acrylic and methacrylic acids which are included in macromonomers, graft copolymers, star polymers and the matrix of the copolymers of the present invention.
  • (meth)acrylate(s) is used throughout the specification to describe esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid.
  • non-silicone ester(s) is used throughout the specification to describe esters of alpha, beta-unsaturated acids including esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid ((meth)acrylates) which are included in the macromonomers, star polymers and polymer matrix of the copolymers of the present invention.
  • non-silicone ester(s) is exclusive of the silicone acrylates.
  • non-silicone ester(s) includes non-hydrogel (non-hydrophilic) esters such as alkyl esters of (meth)acrylic acid, for example, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate and related esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid which do not form hydrogels when exposed to water.
  • non-silicone esters also includes hydrophilic monomers such as hydroxyethyl methacrylate, glycerol methacrylate, methacrylic and acrylic acid, which may be included in the preformed polymers according to the present invention as well as the polymer matrix of soft contact lenses because of their ability to produce hydrogels after hydration.
  • fluoro acrylate(s) is used throughout the specification to describe fluorine containing esters of alpha, beta unsaturated acids including acrylic and methacrylic acid that may be included in the copolymers, including the macromonomer, graft copolymer, star polymers and the polymer matrix to provide structure integrity and, in certain instances, enhanced oxygen permeability.
  • hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer is used throughout the specification to describe hydrophilic monomers which may be incorporated into macromonomers, graft copolymers and star polymers according to the present invention.
  • hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer includes hydrophilic non-silicone esters of alpha, beta unsaturated acids such as acrylic and methacrylic acid, for example, hydroxyethyl methacrylate and glycerol methacrylate as well as alpha, beta unsaturated acids, especially including methacrylic and acrylic acid.
  • hydrophilic monomers containing an activated olefinic group (alpha, beta unsaturated monomers) similar to (meth)acrylates such as hydrophilic acrylonitriles and acrylamides, among other monomers, are also included under this term.
  • hydrophilic monomer is used throughout the specification to describe monomers having an affinity for water which may be incorporated into the polymer matrix of copolymers according to the present invention to provide a hydrophilic component to the matrix.
  • hydrophilic monomer includes hydrophilic (hydrogel) non-silicone esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid such as hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), glycerol methacrylate and methacrylic acid (hydrophilic acrylic-type monomers) as well as other wetting monomers such as methacrylic acid and N-vinyl pyrrolidone, among numerous others.
  • substantially hydrophilic is used throughout the specification to describe the hydrophilic blocks of the macromonomers, graft copolymers and star polymers according to the present invention.
  • substantially hydrophilic is used to describe a matrix or block which has a preference or affimty for a hydrophilic chemical environment relative to a hydrophobic environment.
  • substantially hydrophilic blocks or matrices comprise an effective amount of hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer units which generally comprises at least about 20% by weight of the hydrophilic block and can include other acrylic-type monomer units including alkyl esters of alpha, beta unsaturated acids and other monomers such as fluoro acrylates and silicone acrylates which are utilized in weight ratios which will maintain the substantially hydrophilic character of the block or matrix.
  • the hydrophilic blocks may be random, block or homo polymers.
  • substantially hydrophobic, permeable is used to describe blocks of the preformed silicone-containing copolymers which have an affinity for hydrophobic chemical environments rather than hydrophilic blocks.
  • Substantially hydrophobic, permeable blocks generally comprise at least about 50% by weight of silicone acrylate units in combination with other acrylic-type monomer units. These blocks may be random, block or homo polymers. In soft contact lens compositions, most preferably, this block consists essentially of homo (100%) silicone acrylate.
  • the present invention relates to preformed silicone-containing copolymers comprising a macromonomer, graft copolymer and/or a star polymer. These silicone-containing copolymers may be copolymerized alone or with a a polymer matrix to provide certain preferred compositions comprising at least about 10% by weight water after hydration which may be used in the manufacture of soft contact lenses.
  • the polymer matrix may comprise any number of monomers but preferably comprises one or more hydrophilic monomers or, in certain instances, at least one additional monomer selected from the group consisting of non-hydrophilic esters of alpha, beta-unsaturated acids, such as methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate, butyl and iso-butyl methacrylate, crosslinking monomers and mixtures thereof.
  • the polymer matrix may also include at least one additional monomer such as a silicone acrylate, fluoroacrylate and mixtures thereof, among others.
  • hydrophilic acrylic-type monomers for use in this aspect of the present invention include for example, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, glycerol methacrylate, methacrylic and acrylic acid, among others. Virtually any hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer may be used in this aspect of the present invention.
  • the substantially hydrophilic block of the preformed silicone- containing acrylic copolymers may comprise about 0% to about 90% by weight of said preformed copolymer (generally, at least about 2% by weight within this range), whereas the substantially hydrophobic, permeable block comprises at least about 5%, preferably at least about 10% by weight of the preformed silicone-containing acrylic copolymer and more preferably at least about 20% by weight of said copolymer.
  • the substantially hydrophilic block of the preformed acrylic copolymer comprises at least about 20% by weight of at least one hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer.
  • the substantially hydrophilic block of the preformed acrylic copolymer may be derived from, in addition to the hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer, a non-hydrophilic alpha, beta unsaturated ester, among numerous other acrylic-type monomers.
  • esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid are used.
  • methyl methacrylate is used because of its relative wettability and its ability, even at relatively high weight percentages, to avoid significantly diminishing the hydrophilic character of the hydrophilic block.
  • These non-hydrophilic alpha, beta unsaturated esters may also be used to a limited extent in the hydrophobic, permeable block of the preformed acrylic copolymers.
  • the amount of non-hydrophilic monomers chosen for use in the preformed copolymers may vary but will be chosen so as not to significantly impact the overall chemical characteristics (hydrophilic or hydrophobic, permeable) desired.lt is noted that when more hydrophobic esters are chosen, the amount of ester which may be added to the hydrophilic block is relatively small and the amount of ester which may be added to the hydrophobic, permeable block may be relatively large (although there may be some decrease in permeability).
  • esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid which are used in the present invention include, for example, butyl methacrylate, sorbyl acrylate and methyacrylate; 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate, 2- (dimethylamino)ethyl acrylate; 3,3-dimethoxypropyl acrylate; 3- methacryloxypropyl acrylate; 2-acetoxyethyl methacrylate; p-tolyl methacrylate; methylene malononitrile; ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate; N,N-dimethyl acrylamide; 4- fluorophenyl acrylate; 2-methacryloxyethyl acrylate and linoleate; propyl vinyl ketone ethyl 2-chloroacrylate; glycidyl methacrylate; 3-methoxypropyl methacrylate; 2[(1- propenyl)oxylethyl methacrylate and
  • Preferred monomers of this group include methyl methacrylate, glycidyl methacrylate; sorbyl methacrylate; ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate; sorbyl acrylate; 2-(trimethylsiloxy)ethyl methacrylate; 2-methacryloxyethyl acrylate, 2-acetoxyethyl methacrylate; and 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate, among others, including mixtures of these esters.
  • esters of itaconic acid, maleic acid and fumaric acid and related polymerizable esters of alpha, beta-unsaturated acids may also be used.
  • ester chosen for use in the macromonomers, the graft copolymers, or the star polymers may vary depending upon the type of characteristics desired for the individual components as well as the final copolymer.
  • choice of the ester will also vary according to the compatibility of the macromonomer, graft copolymer or star polymer with the polymer matrix.
  • the amount of the ester of alpha, beta unsaturated acid included may vary over a large range as a function of the rigidity, oxygen permeability and final water content desired as well as the composition of the polymer matrix and the compatability of the macromonomers, graft copolymers and/or star polymers within the matrix, and the total amount of silicone acrylate included in the copolymers.
  • Esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid, especially including methyl methacrylate, among others, are preferred.
  • an ester of methacrylic or acrylic acid is included in the preformed acrylic copolymer in an amount ranging from about 1% by weight up to about 75% by weight, or higher.
  • non- hydrophilic acrylic monomers are included in a preferred range of about 1% to about 45% by weight and a most preferred range of about 1% to about 10% by weight.
  • the amount of such ester included in the preformed acrylic copolymer may be above or below the broadest range, practical problems related to the solubility, manufacturability, drapeability/rigidity and water content of the contact lenses may occur.
  • the preformed silicone-containing acrylic copolymers of the present invention also contain a silicone acrylate monomer in the hydrophobic, permeable block in quantities effective to provide significantly enhanced oxygen permeability relative to traditional hydrogels.
  • the silicone acrylate monomer in the hydrophobic, permeable block comprises at least about 50% by weight of the block and more preferably, at least about 80% by weight of the block.
  • the amount of silicone acrylate approaches 100% (homo block) by weight of the hydrophobic, permeable block of the preformed copolymer.
  • silicone acrylates which are employed for use in the present invention include, for example, phenyltetraethyldisiloxanylether methacrylate, triphenyldimethyldisiloxanylmethyl acrylate, isobutyl- hexamethyltrisiloxanylmethyl methacrylate, methyldi(trimethylsiloxy)- methacryloxymethylsilane, n-propyloctamethyltetrasiloxanylpropylmethacrylate, pentamethyldi(trimethylsiloxy)-acryloxymethylsilane, t- butyltetramethyldisiloxanylethylacrylate, n- pentylhexamethyltrisiloxanylmethylmethacrylate, tri-i- propyltetramethyltrisiloxanylethyl acrylate, pentamethyldisiloxanylmethyl methacrylate, heptamethyltrisiloxanylethyl acrylate, tris(
  • silicone acrylate monomers Chemical structures of the above-named silicone acrylate monomers are presented in Figure 1.
  • Other silicone acrylates for use in the present invention include the alkoxysilicone acrylates, such as those described in U.S. Patent No. 4,861,840 to Lim, et al., relevant portions of which are incorporated by reference herein, as well as other numerous silicone acrylates which are readily available in the art.
  • Particularly preferred silicone acrylates for use in the preformed acrylic copolymers according to the present invention include 3-methacryloxypropyl-tris-(trimethylsiloxy)-silane (TRIS).
  • TIS 3-methacryloxypropyl-tris-(trimethylsiloxy)-silane
  • the amount of silicone acrylate used ranges from about 10% to about 100% by weight, preferably about 20% to about 85% by weight and most preferably about 30% to about 80% by weight.
  • the amount of silicone acrylate generally ranges from about 5% to about 85% by weight. More preferably, the amount of silicone acrylate comprises about 10% to about 50% by weight of said composition and most preferably, about 15% to about 25% by weight of said composition.
  • preformed silicone-containing acrylic copolymers that have improved the balance of the properties of soft lenses are macromonomer, graft copolymers and star polymers that have a block consisting essentially of one or more silicon acrylates (in certain particularly preferred embodiments approaching 100% by weight silicone acrylate) and a block containing at least a substantial proportion of hydrophilic acrylic-type monomers, i.e., an effective amount of hydrophilic monomer to provide sufficient overall hydrophilic character to the preformed copolymer to enhance the solubility of the preformed copolymer in the polymer matrix monomer mixture.
  • the amount of hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer comprises at least about 20%, preferably about 25% by weight of the substantially hydrophilic block. More preferably, the amount of hydrophilic monomer ranges from about 50% to about 100% and most preferably ranges from about 85% to about 97+ % by weight of the hydrophilic block.
  • preferred preformed copolymers are made with a pure block of silicone acrylate and a hydrophilic block containing a random copolymer of HEMA and silicon acrylate or HEMA and methyl methacrylate which has characteristics of solubility/dispersibility in the polymer matrix monomer mixture.
  • the substantially hydrophilic block comprises a random copolymer of HEMA and methyl methacrylate, because of the neutral surface characteristics such copolymers are believed to impart to the final compositions.
  • the size of the hydrophilic block of the preformed acrylic copolymer in this soft contact lens aspect of the present invention ranges from about 10% to about 90% by weight of the total weight of the copolymer.
  • the hydrophilic block ranges from about 20% to about 70% by weight of the copolymer.
  • the composition of the hydrophilic block preferably ranges from about 20% to about 100% by weight of a hydrophilic acrylic-type ester, more preferably a hydrophilic ester of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid and 0% to about 80% by weight of a silicone acrylate or other monomer, most preferably methyl methacrylate.
  • the hydrophilic block of the preformed acrylic copolymer ranges from about 50% to about 97+ % by weight of a hydrophilic acrylic-type monomer.
  • the size of the substantially hydrophobic, permeable block in the preformed silicone-containing acrylic copolymer which is preferably utilized in the soft contact lens aspect of the present invention ranges from about 10% to about 100% (generally less than about 90% within this range) by weight of the preformed acrylic copolymer with 30% to about 80% being preferred.
  • this hydrophobic block comprises about 50% to about 100% by weight of a silicone acrylate with about 80% to about 100% by weight silicone acrylate preferred.
  • Other traditional hydrophilic and non-hydrophilic acrylic-type esters may be copolymerized with the silicone acrylates in the permeable block with methyl methacrylate, hydroxyethylmethacrylate and methacrylic acid being preferred.
  • the preformed acrylic polymer for use in the soft contact lens aspect of the present invention may be a linear polymer, a graft copolymer or a star polymer each of which contains at least two distinct blocks or regions (one hydrophobic and permeable, one hydrophilic in character).
  • Reactive double bonds may be attached at the ends of either the linear, graft copolymer or star polymer chains or they may be distributed along the chain(s).
  • the reactive double bonds are distributed in the hydrophilic block of the preformed acrylic copolymer.
  • the presence of the double bond(s) is not essential, although it is preferred.
  • the double bonds which are included in the preformed copolymers according to the present invention represents an "average" number of bonds, and will range within a given population of copolymers from about "0" to significantly higher than the average. Gaussian distribution of double bonds applies to the population of copolymers.
  • the amount of preformed acrylic copolymer used in the soft lens composition generally ranges from about 10% to about 98% (generally, less than about 90% by weight of the final composition, but amounts as high as 100% are possible) by weight of preformed acrylic copolymer, preferably 2_
  • acrylic copolymer about 15% to about 60% by weight acrylic copolymer, with about 20% to about 45% being most preferred.
  • fluorine containing esters of alpha, beta unsaturated acids, including for example, acrylic and methacrylic acid may be added to the macromonomers, star polymers and the polymer matrix to provide deposit resistance and in certain cases, enhanced oxygen permeability characteristics in the final copolymers.
  • fluoro esters include for example, perfluoroalkyl alkyl methacrylates and acrylates, telomer alcohol acrylates and methacrylates including, for example, those disclosed by Cleaver in United States Patent Number
  • the polymer matrix in addition to at least one hydrophilic monomer, may also comprise at least one crosslinking monomer.
  • Crosslinking monomers are generally used in the star polymers of the present invention and are optionally used in the macromonomers, graft copolymers and polymer matrix of the present invention.
  • crosslinking monomers may be used especially when the amount of water content exceeds about 40% by weight of the final hydrated composition.
  • crosslinking monomers are used in varying amounts and generally in amounts less than about 5.0% by weight, preferably about 0.05% to about 1.5% by weight and most preferably about 0.2% to about 0.5% by weight of the final copolymer.
  • Exemplary crosslinking monomers have at least two polymerizable alpha, beta unsaturated acid esters or amides, and include, for example, ethylene dimethyacrylate, 1,3-butylene dimethacrylate, tetraethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (TEGMA), triethylene glycol dimethacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TMPTMA), ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGMA), 1,6-hexylene dimethacrylate, 1,4-butylene dimethacrylate, ethylene diacrylate 1,3- butylene diacrylate, tetraethyleneglycol diacrylate, triethylene glycol diacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, 1,6-hexylene diacrylate and 1,4-butylene diacrylate.
  • Preferred crosslinking monomers for use in soft contact lenses include TEGMA, EGMA and TMPTMA.
  • the amount of crosslinking agent including in the star polymers according to the present invention ranges from about 0.5% to about 15.0%, preferably about 1% to about 3% by weight, depending upon the size of the core that is desired.
  • Crosslinking monomer may also be included in macromonomers and graft copolymers of the present invention as well, but the inclusion of such monomers is less preferred.
  • the preformed copolymers according to the present invention are utilized in compositions which preferably include sufficient quantities of a hydrophilic monomer to provide a final hydrated composition comprising at least about 10% by weight water.
  • the hydrophilic monomer is included in the polymer matrix of the present invention to provide the contact lens with an ability to evenly disperse water on the surface of the contact lens.
  • hydrophilic monomers for use in the present invention include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, itaconic acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid, crotonic acid, N-vinylpyrrolidone, N- vinylpyridine, N-vinylcaprolactam, morpholine-containing wetting monomers, hydr oxyalkylacrylates and methacrylates including hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxyethylacrylate, hydroxy- polyethoxyethylmethacrylate, polyethyleneoxide(meth)acrylate, among others, acrylamide, methacrylamide, isobutoxyacrylamide, N- methylolacrylamide, N-methylolmethacrylamide, glycidyl acrylate and methacrylate, dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate (DMAEMA), diethylaminoethylmethacrylate (DEAEMA), glycerol methacrylate and acrylate, among others.
  • DMAEMA di
  • hydrophilic monomers also find use for incorporation into the preformed silicone-containing copolymers according to the present invention.
  • Preferred hydrophilic monomers for use in the polymer matrix of the copolymers of the present invention include methacrylic acid, glycerol methacrylate, polyethyleneoxydimethacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate and N-vinylpyrrolidone.
  • Acrylic-type hydrophilic monomers are generally included in the macromonomers, graft copolymers and star polymers of the present invention.
  • the amount of hydrophilic monomer included is much greater than for rigid contact lenses and generally ranges from about 20% to about 90%, most preferably about 60% to about 75% by weight of the final composition.
  • Preferred hydrophilic monomers for use in the polymer matrix of soft contact lenses include hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), methacrylic acid and N-vinyl pyrrolidone (VP), and mixtures thereof with HEMA, a mixture of HEMA and methacrylic acid (the amount of methacrylic acid generally ranging from about 1% to about 8% by weight of the final composition), VP or a mixture of VP and HEMA preferred.
  • HEMA hydroxyethyl methacrylate
  • VP N-vinyl pyrrolidone
  • the type and amount of hydrophilic monomer chosen will be determined by the amount and type of silicone acrylate included in the macromonomers, stars, polymer matrix and ultimately, the final copolymer.
  • hydrophilic monomers included within the polymer matrix of the present invention may also be included in the macromonomers, graft copolymers or star polymers of the present invention.
  • Other useful ingredients and techniques for synthesizing macromonomers, graft copolymers and star polymers will be found in U.S. Patent No.4,417,034 to Webster, which is incorporated by reference herein.
  • synthesizing macromonomers, graft copolymers and star polymers is the use of certain monomers described hereinabove whose function it is to improve wetting or deposit resistance.
  • Preferred wetting monomers for this purpose include, for example, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, diethylaminoethyl methacrylate, hydroxyethyl methacrylate and glyceryl methacrylate.
  • Initiators that are useful in the polymerization of the macromonomer and star polymers of the present invention include, among others, l-(2-trimethylsiloxy)ethoxy- l-trimethylsiloxy-2- methylpropene, methoxy-2-methyl-l-propenyl)oxy]trimethylsilane; (trimethylsilyl)isobutyronitrile; ethyl 2- (trimethylsilyl)acetate;methyl 2-methyl-2- (tributylstannyl)propanoate; [(2-methyl-l- cyclohexenyl)oxy]tributylstannane; trimethylsilyl nitrile; methyl 2-methyl-2-(trimethylgermanyl)propanoate; [(4,5-dihydro-2- furanyl)oxy]trimethylsilane; [(2-methyl-l- propenylidene)bis(oxy)]bis[trimethylsilane]; [(2-methyl-l-[2- (methoxy
  • Macromonomers are linear homopolymers, block polymers, or random copolymers that preferably have at least one polymerizable group in the hydrophilic block of the polymer chain.
  • the polymerizable group may be a double bond from a methacryloxy, an acryloxy, a styrenic, an alpha methyl styrenic, an allylic, a vinylic, or other olefinic groups.
  • Acrylic macromonomers can be prepared by the Group Transfer Polymerization process using functional initiators and a capping process to protect the functional group during polymerization, by anionic polymerization followed by a capping process (as described by Milkovich and Chiang, U. S.
  • Patent 3,786,116 by free radical polymerization using func- tional chain transfer agents followed by a capping process (as described by Gillman and Senogles Polymer Lett., 5, 477 (1967)), or by free radical polymerization using special cobalt catalysts (as described by Rizzardo, et. al, J. Macromol. Sci.-Chem., A23 (7), 839-852 (1986)).
  • Group Transfer polymerization is the prefered method for making these macromonomers.
  • the macromonomer for use in the soft contact lens aspect of the present invention generally range in molecular weight from about 1,000 to about 20,000.
  • the prefered range is from about 5,000 to about 15,000.
  • the molecular weight of the macromonomers may be determined using standard analytical techniques, including gel permeation chromatography, light scattering, and osmometry.
  • Exemplary macromonomer polymers for use in the present invention include but are not limited to the following [The values given represent the weight percent of each monomer in the polymer. A double slash indicates a separation between blocks, and a single slash indicates a random copolymer or random composition in a specific block];
  • Such macromonomers are especially useful for forming comonomer syrups for bulk polymerization to form copolymers for use in oxygen-permeable contact lenses.
  • these copolymers may be made by copolymerizing macromonomers and star polymers with conventional monomers which form the polymer matrix of the soft contact lens.
  • the resulting soft contact lens copolymers exhibit enhanced toughness or durability relative to traditional soft contact lenses.
  • These macromonomers and star polymers generally have a block of a highly permeable monomer, such as a silicon acrylate (TRIS) and a block of a hydrophilic non-silicone ester, such as HEMA or glyceryl methacrylate.
  • hydrophilic block The purpose of the hydrophilic block is to solubilize or disperse the permeable block in the monomers of the polymer matrix which also are generally hydrophilic so that compatability occurs and a soft contact lens having favorable physical characteristics is produced.
  • Conventional free radical initiators and crosslinking monomers are used to provide a good balance of properties.
  • the macromonomer may be linear or branched.
  • Star polymers are high molecular weight polymers that have a number of linear, acrylic arms radiating out from a central core.
  • the arms are linear polymers that may be homopolymers, copolymers, or block polymers, and may have functional groups located at the end of the arms or distributed along the chain.
  • the cores are highly crosslinked segments of difunctional acrylates or copolymers of monofunctional and difunctional acrylates.
  • the manner in which star polymers of the present invention are prepared include the "arm-first", “core-first”, and “arm-core- arm” methods, as described in Spinelli U.S. Pat. No. 4,810,756 which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • the molecular weight of the arms of the star polymers may range.from about 1,000 to about 20,000.
  • the prefered range is from about 5,000 to 14,000.
  • the number of arms per star is dependent on the composition and process used to make the star.
  • the number of arms that are present can be determined by dividing the molecular weight of the entire star by the molecular weight of the arms.
  • the number of arms generally range from about 5 to about 5,000.
  • the preferred range is about 10 to about 200.
  • the molecular weight of both the arms and the star can be determined by using standard analytical techniques, such as gel permeation chromatography, light scattering, and osmometry. Factors affecting the number and length of arms in star polymers of the present invention are the same as those described in U.S. Pat. No.4,810,756.
  • a preferred number average molecular weight of star polymers according to the present invention is about 50,000 to about 500,000.
  • Useful star polymers for use in the soft contact lens aspect of the present invention include but are not limited to the following [a single slash indicates a random copolymer or random composition in a specific block];
  • graft copolymers these may be synthesized in several ways, using Group Transfer Polymerization (GTP) or free radical polymerization as described hereinabove. Graft copolymers may be synthesized in parts through GTP and through free radical polymerization, totally through GTP or totally through free radical polymerization. Thus, in the graft copolymers according to the present invention, numerous monomers may be incorporated, including, for example, (meth)acrylates, acrylates, acrylonitriles, styrenes and olefins, among others.
  • graft copolymers can be made by synthesizing the backbone first and then forming the arms off of the backbone; synthesizing the arms first and then tying up the arms to a synthesized backone; or synthesizing both the backbone and the arms and then combining the backbone and arms to form the graft copolymer.
  • the macromonomers, graft copolymers and star polymers preferably contain polymerizable double bonds to facilitate polymerization with the monomers of the polymer matrix to synthesize copolymers of the present invention.
  • the polymerizable double bond that is attached to the ends of the macromonomer or to the arms of the stars may be a methacryloxy, an acryloxy, a styrenic, an alpha methyl styrenic, an allylic, a vinylic, or other olefinic groups. It can be attached to the macromonomer, graft copolymer or star polymer by reacting a functional group on the polymer with compounds that can attach a polymerizable double bond to the polymer.
  • Such compounds include, for example, any molecule that has a second functional group that can react with the first functional group in addition to a polymerizable double bond. It is preferred that the polymerizable double bond should be selected to promote solubility of the preformed acrylic polymer in the polymer matrix.
  • the chemistry of the polymerizable double bond may be varied to promote the solubility characteristics of the preformed polymer.
  • Examples of functional groups that can be present on the macromonomer or star polymer include hydroxy, carboxylic acid, epoxy, and aziridine.
  • the functional group may be present as such or may be present in blocked form which requires the removal of the blocking group before attachment of the polymerizable double bond.
  • the functional group may be attached to the polymer through either a functional initiator or a functional terminal monomer.
  • Examples of the second functional group that can be reacted with the first functional group include epoxy, hydroxy, acid, aziridine, isocyanate, acid chloride, anhydride, and ester, among others.
  • Blocked hydroxyl initiators which can be used in the macromonomers and star polymers of the present invention include l-(2- trimethylsiloxyethoxy)-l-trimethylsiloxy-2-methyl propene and 1- [2- (methoxymethoxy)ethoxyl]-l-trimethylsiloxy-2-methylpropene.
  • Blocked hydroxyl monomers which can be used include 2- (trimethylsiloxy)ethyl methacrylate, 2-(trimethyIsiloxy)propyl methacrylate, and 3,3- dimethoxypropyl acrylate.
  • Blocked hydroxyl monomers which can be used include 2-(trimethylsiloxy)ethyl methacrylate, 2-(trimethylsiloxy)propyl methacrylate and 3,3- dimethoxypropyl acrylate.
  • the blocking group is removed to give a hydroxy functional polymer.
  • hydroxy functional monomers include: 2- hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, hydroxypropyl acrylate, and hydroxypropyl methacrylate.
  • the hydroxy group is then reacted with compounds that can attach a polymerizable double bond to the polymer.
  • Examples of these include: 2 -isocyanatoethyl methacrylate, methacryloyl chloride, acryloyl chloride, alpha-Methylstyrene isocyanate, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, anhydrides of acrlic and methacrylic acid, maleic anhydride, and esters of acrylic and methacrylic acids in transesterifcation reactions.
  • Blocked acid initiators which can be used include 1,1- bis(trimethylsiloxy)-2-methyl propene and 1,1- bis(trimethylsiloxy)propene.
  • Blocked acid monomers which can be used include trimethylsiloxy methacrylate and 1-butoxyethyl methacrylate.
  • Acid monomers which can be used include acrylic acid, itaconic acid, and methacrylic acid. The acid group is then reacted with compounds that contain a polyerizable double bond and can be attached to the polymer. Examples of these include: glycidyl acrylate and methacrylate, aziridinyl acrylate and methacrylate, and hydroxy esters of acrylic and methacrylic acid.
  • Soft contact lenses made from the contact lens polymers of the present invention exhibit surprisingly high oxygen permeability and enhanced durability or toughness in comparison to conventional soft contact lenses while maintaining many of the favorable physical characteristics of soft contact lenses including drapeability and comfort.
  • the soft contact lenses according to the present invention in many cases exhibit greater structural integrity owing to the incorporation of macromonomers and/or star polymers, optics of these lenses are improved relative to conventional contact lenses.
  • the lenses may be made very thin, in many cases, having a center thickness no greater than about 0.05 mm.
  • contact lenses having oxygen transmissibilities (Dk/L) of greater than about 80 X 10'9 cm and higher are possible.
  • the individual monomers are first mixed together to produce a viscous solution of monomer. Thereafter, the selected macromonomer, graft copolymer or star polymer is then mixed with the viscous solution of monomer and is then agitated with a mechanical stirrer or on an industrial tumbler (U.S. Stoneware Corp. Mahwah, New Jersey USA) for a few hours to about 5 days, usually for about 3 to 5 days at low speed, e.g., about 20 rpm to about 320 rpm, preferably about 30 to 40 rpm, until the mixture is a viscous solution/dispersion.
  • a mechanical stirrer or on an industrial tumbler U.S. Stoneware Corp. Mahwah, New Jersey USA
  • This process of adding the macromonomer or star polymer after the monomers are in solution reduces the difficulty of mixing solutions/dispersions with these preformed polymers.
  • the mixture is poured into button molds, tubes, or in a cast base curve radius type mold.
  • the mixture is polymerized in the presence of at least one free radical initiator which comprises about 0.05% to about 4.0%, preferably no more than about 3,0% by weight of the mixture. In certain cases polymerization may be effectuated by the use of gamma radiation.
  • Polymerization initiators for use in the present invention are those which are commonly used in polymerizing ethylenically unsaturated compounds.
  • Representative free radical polymerization initiators include peroxide containing compounds including acetyl peroxide, benzoyl peroxide, lauroyl peroxide, decanoyl peroxide, caprylyl peroxide, tertiary-butyl peroxypivalate, diisopropyl peroxycarbonate, tertiary-butyl peroctoate and alpha, alpha'-azobisisobutyronitrile.
  • Preferred initiators for use in the present invention include 2,2'-Azobis[2,4- dimethylvaleronitrile] (Vazo 52TM), 2-Hydroxy-2-methyl-l-phenyl- propan-2-one (Daracure 1173tm), 4-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)Phenyl(2- Hydroxy-2-Phenyl-(2-Hydroxy-2- Propyl)Ketone (Daracure 2959TM), Irgacure 500TM (a mixture of 1- hydroxycyclohexylphenylketone and benzophenone) and benzoinmethylether (BME).
  • Conventional polymerization techniques may be used to produce the copolymers of the present invention. Two methods of polymerization are preferred.
  • the first method utilizes heat; the second utilizes ultraviolet light or ultraviolet light and heat.
  • polymerization by ultraviolet light is utilized.
  • the solutions containing monomer mixture and preformed silicone- containing acrylic copolymer may be placed in a polymerization tube, capped and heated in a water bath or oven at a temperature ranging from about 40 C to about 90 C for a number of hours (generally ranging from about 5 hours to about 18 hours or more). Thereafter the tubes are cooled to room temperature and the rods are punched out, ground down and cut into buttons. These buttons are then lathed and polished into contact lenses using standard procedures and then hydrated to produce soft contact lenses according to the present invention. Other heat procedures may also be used. Heat polymerization may also be used to produce finished contact lenses via cast-molding.
  • ultraviolet polymerization ultraviolet light (low or high intensity) is generally applied to the solution containing the preformed silicone-containing acrylic copolymer in combination with polymer matrix. Irradiation is generally applied for a period ranging from about 10 minutes to about 120 minutes or longer. Thereafter, the buttons are removed from the molds and then lathed, polished and hydrated by means readily available in the art.
  • finished contact lenses are made by ultraviolet polymerization (high or low intensity) in soft contact lens molds (base curve and/or power curve) via cast-molding in standard plastics such as polypropylene, polystyrene, nylon, polyacrylonitrile and the like. Other methods well within the routineer's skill in the art are applicable as well.
  • One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the disclosed procedures for polymerizing contact lenses according to the present invention are merely exemplary and in no way should be construed to limit the present invention in any way.
  • the copolymers and contact lenses of the present invention exhibit enhanced characteristics of at least one of the characteristics of oxygen permeability, machining and durability.
  • contact lenses of the present invention were compared with lenses synthesized by a conventional random polymerization process and evidenced substantially superior characteristics.
  • Contact lenses prepared from the copolymers according to the present invention generally have a refractive index ranging from about 1.35 to about 1.50, preferably about 1.40.
  • Contact lenses of the present invention preferably exhibit a Dk in excess of about 40. Dk's in excess of 45 are particularly preferred so that oxygen transmissibilities (Dk/L) in excess of 80 or 90 X 10"9 cm-* Hg are realized. s cm mm
  • compositions as described hereinabove After preparation of the compositions as described hereinabove, they are fabricated into hydrated soft contact lenses and the resultant lenses are then fitted to the eye of a patient suffering from visual deficiency in accordance with known prior art techniques for fabricating or fitting contact lenses.
  • HEMA Hydroxyethyl methacrylate
  • MAC methacrylic acid
  • EGMA ethylene glycol dimethacryalte
  • Daracure 1173TM ethylene glycol dimethacryalte
  • the solution was poured into button molds, soft contact lens molds, or polyethylene film molds (to make films of various thickness) and polymerized.
  • Methods of Polymerization Method 1: UV polymerization (Low Intensity). The mixture was placed under 420 watt metal halide UV lamps and polymerized for a period of time ranging from about 15 minutes to about 90 minutes.
  • Method 2 UV polymerization (Low Intensity).
  • the mixture was placed under a Dimax PC-2400 Watt UVA, metal halide lamp, 120 VAC, 60 Hz, Method 3: Heat Polymerization.
  • Mixture may be heat polymerized using standing heat polymerization techniques and initiators (preferably VAZO's).
  • Lens Manufacturing Lenses were polymerized in soft contact lens molds (polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene) and edged after polymerization.
  • Oxygen permeabilities are determined using standard techniques for hydrated soft contact lens materials. A preferred method for determining oxygen permeability in the following examples is described by Irving Fatt and Jennnifer Chaston in International
  • the contact lenses materials tested ranged in thickness from about 0.07 to about 0.45 (preferably about 0.1 to about 0.3).
  • the values given are the diffusion constants:
  • Water content is determined one of two ways. In the first method, a freshly polymerized lens is weighed and then hydrated. The water content is determined by simply subtracting the dry weight from the hydrated weight and then dividing by the hydrated weight. Alternatively, and preferably, water content is determined by first extracting any unreacted monomer for 18 hours in boiling 0.1M aqueous phosphate buffer (pH 7.5-8), drying the lens and subsequently hydrating the lens.
  • Lenses are hydrated in distilled water for a period of at least about 1 hour or until equilibrium is reached (which may vary depending upon the chemical composition of the contact lens). Water content is determined by substracting the dry weight from the hydrated weight and then dividing by the hydrated weight.
  • COMPARISONS The following presents a series of soft contact lenses which are made by copolymerization of hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA), methacrylic acid (MAC) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGMA).
  • HEMA hydroxyethylmethacrylate
  • MAC methacrylic acid
  • EGMA ethylene glycol dimethacrylate
  • the EGMA is added to the monomer mixture to crosslink the lens material and provide greater structural integrity to the softlens material.
  • Comparisons 1 to 7 are standard for lenses made from a random copolymerization of hydrophilic monomers such as HEMA and MAC. These results indicate that as the water content of a contact lens material increases, the oxygen permeability increases. At very high water contents (>70%), the toughness and structural integrity of the lens materials decreases.
  • compositions are expressed in terms of the weight ratios of the final compositions.
  • the following describe the composition and synthesis of star polymers that have arms that are diblocks (hydrophilic and hydrophobic blocks), cores that are ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate or silicone (Z6030), and a polymerizable double bond attached to the hydrophilic block of the arms.
  • the examples also describe the use of macromonomers that are either diblocks (hydrophilic and hydrophobic) and polymerizable double bonds incorporated into the hydrophilic block of the copolymers.
  • the following show the advantages obtained by using star and macromonomer polymers in soft contact lens formulations.
  • buttons using standard production procedures are made in a soft contact lens mold, removed and hydrated.
  • HEMA 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate, incorporated into the preformed acrylic copolymer as TMS-HEMA (2- (trimethylsiloxy)ethylmethacryate) which is then hydrolyzed to give HEMA.
  • Z6030 3-(trimethyloxysilyl)propyl methacrylate.
  • MMA methyl methacrylate
  • EDGMA ethylene glycol dimethacrylate.
  • This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a linear block copolymer that has a block of 3-methacryloxypropyltris- (trimethylsiloxy)silane (TRIS) and a random block containing TRIS and 2- hydroxyethylmethaciylate (HEMA).
  • TRIS 3-methacryloxypropyltris- (trimethylsiloxy)silane
  • HEMA 2- hydroxyethylmethaciylate
  • a 2 liter flask is equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer, nitrogen inlet, drying tube outlet and addition funnels.
  • TRIS 163 g; THF, 52 g; bis(dimethylamino)methylsilane (BDMAMS), 2.9 g; p- xylene, 3.2 g; and tetrabutylammonium mchlorobenzoate (TBACB), 300uL of a 1.0M THF solution were charged to the pot.
  • Initiator 1- (2trimethylsiloxy)ethoxy-l- trimethylsiloxy-2-methylpropene, 5.6 g was injected.
  • Feed I TBACB, 400uL and THF, 50.3 g was started and added over 600 min.
  • the TRIS block was polymerized to about 85% conversion after 175 min.
  • Feed II (2- (trimethylsiloxy)ethylmethacrylate, 56.4 g, TBACB, 200/xL and BDMAMS, 0.6 g) was started and added over 250 min.
  • the reaction was allowed to stir overnight under nitrogen atmosphere.
  • the reaction was quenched with methanol, 50.2 g, water, 55.8 g; dichloroacetic acid, 375 ⁇ L and THF, 200 g. It was refluxed for 4 hours.
  • 630 g of solvent was distilled off while 240 g of toluene was added.
  • the contents of the flask was distilled until the vapor temperature equaled approximately 110° C.
  • alpha-Methylstyrene isocyanate (TMI from American Cyanamid)
  • 13.8 g and dibutyltin dilaurate 300 ⁇ L were added and refluxed for 4.5 hours.
  • This put double bonds at any of the hydroxy-containing sites in the polymer chain is 4.
  • Butanol 25 g was added and refluxed for 3 hours.
  • the polymer solution was then dried in a vacuum oven.
  • Example 2 TRIS//HEMA/TRIS 33//42/24 Linear Block Copolymers
  • This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a linear block copolymer that has a block of 3- methac ⁇ yloxypropyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane (TRIS) and a random block containing TRIS and 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA).
  • TRIS block is prepared first.
  • the double bonds are put in by reaction of hydroxy groups with an isocyanate. There is an average of 4.2 double bonds in each polymer chain and are located in either/both block.
  • TRIS 73.4g
  • THF 51 g
  • BDMAMS bis(dimethylamino)methylsilane
  • TBACB tetrabutylammomum m- chlorobenzoate
  • the TRIS block was polymerized to about 91% conversion. At this time, TRIS, 41.9 g; and BDMAMS, 0.8 g; were added in one shot. Then Feed II (2-(trimethylsiloxy)ethylmethacrylate, 130.9 g, TBACB, 200 ⁇ L and BDMAMS, 1.6 g) was started and added over 240 min. The reaction was allowed to stir overnight under nitrogen atmosphere. The next morning, the reaction was quenched with methanol, 106.1 g, water, 119.4g; dichloroacetic acid, 800 ⁇ L and THF, 850 g. It was refluxed for 4 hours. Then solvent was distilled off while toluene was added.
  • Example 3 MAA/TRIS/HEMA//TRIS 2.5/14/25//58.8 Linear Block Copolymers
  • This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a linear polymber that has a random block containing TRIS and 2- hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) and a block of 3-methacryloxypropyltris- (trimethylsiloxy)silane (TRIS).
  • HEMA/TRIS random block is prepared first.
  • the double bonds in this polymer is put in by the reaction of acid groups with glycidyl methacrylate. There is an average of 3.5 double bonds in each polymer chain and are located only in the HEMA/TRIS block.
  • a 3 liter flask is equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer, nitrogen inlet, drying tube outlet and addition funnels.
  • THF 71.6 g
  • initiator l,l-bis(trimethylsiloxy)2- methylpropene 8.1 g
  • TBACB 250 ⁇ L and p-xylene, 3.8 g
  • Feed I (TBACB, 600 ⁇ L and THF, 22 g) was started and added over 400 min.
  • Feed II trimethylsilylmethacrylate, 12.2 g, (2-(trimethylsiloxy)-ethylmethacrylate, 97 g, TRIS, 35.5 g, TBACB 250uL and BDMAMS, 1.4 g) was started over 30 min.
  • Feed III (TRIS, 148.1 g; BDMAMS 1.6 g and TBACB, 25fy ⁇ L) was added over 10 min. After stirring overnight, THF, 200g was added. The reaction was quenched with methanol, 16g; water and benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide, 9.0 g of a 40% solution in methanol. The reaction was refluxed for 60 min. Toluene, 480 g, was added. Solvents, 450 g, was distilled off. The reaction was cooled to about 80 C and another 8.85 g of a 40% methanol solution of benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide was added.
  • Feed IV (glycidyl methacrylate, 15.4 g) was started and added over 3.5 hours. After completion of feed, the reaction was allowed to stir at 80° C and the consumption of glycidyl methacrylate was followed by HPLC. When all of the glycidyl methacrylate was consumed, the reaction mixture was dried in a vacuum oven.
  • Example 4 TRIS/HEMA//TRIS//Z6030/MMA 15/19.5//61.5//2/2 Star
  • This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a star polymer that has arms composed of a random block of TRIS and HEMA and a block of TRIS.
  • the TRIS block was prepared first.
  • the core is composed of Z6030 and MMA.
  • a 2 liter flask is equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer, nitrogen inlet, drying tube outlet and addition funnels.
  • Z6030, 10.3g; THF, 19.0 g; MMA, 8.1 g; TRIS, 17.7 g; BDMAMS, 0.5 g; p- xylene, 3.5 g; and TBACB, 400 ⁇ L of a 1.0M THF solution were charged to the pot.
  • Initiator 1-methoxy-l- trimethylsiloxy-2-methylpropene, 7.1 g was injected.
  • Feed I (TBACB, 810 L and THF, 40.8 g) was started and added over 200 min. After 15 min.
  • Feed II (TRIS, 303.9 g; and BDMAMS, 13.11g) was added all at once.
  • the TRIS block was polymerized to about 89% after 125 min. and Feed HI (THF, 48.3 g; 2- (trimethylsiloxy)ethylmethacrylate, 100.5 g; TBACB, 400 L and BDMAMS, 2.99 g) was started and added over 280 min.
  • the reaction was allowed to stir overnight under nitrogen atomosphere. The next morning, the reaction was quenched with methanol, 80.4 g; water 90.4 g; dichloroacetic acid, 605uL and THF, 763 g. It was refluxed for 4 hours.
  • TRIS/HEMA//TRIS//Z6030/MMA 15/19.5//61.5//2/2 stars with a Mn of 15,000, Mw 37,000.
  • Example 5 TRIS//HEMA/TRIS 7//18/7 Star
  • This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a star polymer that has arms composed of a random block of TRIS and HEMA and a block of TRIS.
  • the TRIS block is prepared first. There is an average of 2.9 double bonds in each polymer chain and are all located in the block containing the HEMA.
  • the core of the star is formed by the condensation of the initiator groups.
  • TRIS 150.1 g
  • THF 5.9 g
  • BDMAMS 2.2 g
  • p-xylene 3.5 g
  • TBACB 200 L of a 1.0M THF solution
  • Initiator l-(3- trimethoxylsilyl)propyloxy-l-trimethylsiloxy-2- methylpropene 6.13 g was injected.
  • Feed I (TBACB, 400uL and THF, 43.5 g) was started and added over 600 min.
  • the TRIS block was polymerized to about 88% conversion after 300 min.
  • Feed II (THF, 66.8 g; 2- (trimethylsiloxy)ethylmethacrylate, 49.1 g and BDMAMS, 1.3 g) was started and added over 15 min. The reaction was allowed to stir overnight under nitrogen atomosphere. The next morning, the reaction was quenched with methanol, 40.7 g; water 22.3 g; dichloroacetic acid, 22fy ⁇ L and THF, 950 g. It was refluxed for 4 hours. Then 1100 g of solvent was distilled of while 260 g of toluene was added. The contents of the flask was distilled until the vapor temperature equaled approximately 110° C.
  • alpha-Methylstyrene isocyanate (TMI from American Cyanamid)
  • 10.2 g and dibutyltin dilaurate 200 ⁇ L were added and refluxed for 4 hours. This put double bonds at any of the hydroxy-containing sites in the polymer chain. The average number of double bonds in each polymer chain is 2.
  • Butanol 15 g was added and refluxed for 0.5 hour. The polymer solution was then dried in a vacuum oven.
  • TRIS//HEMA 83//17 Star This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a star polymer that has arms composed of a block of TRIS and a block of HEMA.
  • the TRIS block is prepared first. There is an average of 2 double bonds in each polymer chain and are all located in the block containing the HEMA.
  • the core of the star is formed by the condensation of the initiator groups.
  • TRIS 454.3 g
  • THF 152.7 g
  • BDMAMS 6.3 g
  • p-xylene 4.5 g
  • TBACB 900 ⁇ L of a 1.0M THF solution
  • Feed II (THF, 306.0 g; 2- (trimethylsiloxy)ethylmethacrylate, 226.3 g;) was started and added over 30 min.
  • the reaction was allowed to stir overnight under nitrogen atomosphere.
  • the reaction was quenched with methanol, 101.7 g; water 60.0 g; dichloroacetic acid, lOOO ⁇ L and THF, 453 g. It was refluxed for 4 hours.
  • 340 g of solvent was distilled of while 658 g of toluene was added. The contents of the flask was distilled until the vapor temperature equaled approximately 110° C.
  • alpha-Methylstyrene isocyanate (TMI from American Cyanamid)
  • 18 g and dibutyltin dilaurate, 24fytL were added and refluxed for 4 hours. This put double bonds at any of the hydroxy-containing sites in the polymer chain.
  • Butanol, 23 g was added and refluxed for 1 hour.
  • the polymer solution was then dried in a vacuum oven. This made a star polymer of TRIS//HEMA 83//17 with a Mn of 19,900, Mw of 128,900.
  • Example 7 HEMA//TRIS 17.4//82.6 Star This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a star polymer that has arms composed of a block of HEMA and a block of TRIS.
  • the TRIS block is prepared first.
  • the core is composed of a polysiloxane material. There is an average of 1.5 double bonds in each polymer chain and are located in the block containing the HEMA.
  • TRIS 75.0 g
  • THF 25.1 g
  • p-xylene 2.0 g
  • BDMAMS 1.0 gm
  • TBACB 15Q_L of a 1.0M THF solution
  • Initiator l-[3- (trimethoxysilyl)propoxyl]-l- trimethylsiloxy-2-methylpropene, 3.34 g was injected.
  • Feed I TBACB, lOOuL and THF, 4.0 g
  • Feed II (THF, 50.0 g; 2-(trimethylsiloxy)ethylmethacrylate, 24. g;) was started and added over 10 min. The reaction was allowed to stir overnight under nitrogen atomosphere. The next morning, the reaction was quenched with methanol, 20.0 g; water 11.0 g; dichloroacetic acid, lOO ⁇ L and THF, 75 g. It was refluxed for 4 hours. Then 280 g of solvent was distilled of while 200 g of toluene was added. The contents of the flask was distilled until the vapor temperature equaled approximately 110° C.
  • alpha-Methylstyrene isocyanate (TMI from American Cyanamid)
  • 3.0 g and dibutyltin dilaurate, 4fy-L were added and refluxed for 4 hours. This put double bonds at any of the hydroxy-containing sites in the polymer chain. The average number of double bonds in each polymer chain is 1.5.
  • the polymer solution was then dried in a vacuum oven.
  • HEMA//TRIS//Z6030/MMA35 HEMA//TRIS//Z6030/MMA35.//5.6//7.1/1.8 Star
  • This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a star polymer that has arms composed of a block of HEMA and a block of TRIS.
  • the TRIS block is prepared first.
  • the core is composed of Z6030 and MMA.
  • a 1 liter flask is equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer, nitrogen inlet, drying tupe outlet and additional funnels.
  • Z6030 and MMA, 4.0 gm; p-xylene, 2.0 g; and TBACB, 400 L of a l.OM THF solution were charged to the pot.
  • Initiator 1- methoxy-1- trimethylsiloxy-2-metholpropene, 3.5 g was injected.
  • Feed I TBACB, lOOuL and THF, 4.0 g
  • Feed II (TRIS, 125.3g; TBACB, 100 L of a l.OM THF solution and BDMAMS, 2.0 g) was added over 10 miinutes.
  • the TRIS block was polymerized. At 330 minutes into the reaction, Feed III (THF, 99.0 g; 2- (trimethylsiloxy)ethylmethacrylate, 124.0 g) was started and added over 10 min. The reaction was allowed to stir overnight under nitrogen atmosphere. The next morning, the reaction was quenched with methanol, 100.0 g; water, 55.0 g; dichloroacetic acid, 40Qt L and THF, 150 g. It was refluxed for 4 hours. Then 380 g of solvent was distilled off while 580 g of toluene was added. The contents of the flask was distilled until the vapor temperature equaled approximately 100 C.
  • alpha-Methylstyrene isocyanate (TMI from American Cyanamid)
  • 8.1 g and dibutyltin dilaurate, lOO ⁇ L were added and refluxed for 4 hours. This put double bonds at any of the hydroxy-containing sites in the polymer chain. The average number of double bonds in each polymer chain is 2.
  • This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a linear block copolymer that has a block of 3-methacryloxypr opyltris- (trimethylsiloxy)silane (TRIS) and a random block containing TRIS and 2- hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA).
  • TRIS block is prepared first.
  • the double bonds are put in by reaction of hydroxy groups with an isocyanate.
  • a 2 liter flask is equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer, nitrogen inlet, drying tube outlet and addition funnels.
  • Feed I (TBACB, 420 ⁇ L and THF, 51.5 g) was started and added over 600 min. The TRIS block was polymerized to about 85% conversion. At this time, Feed II (2-(trimethylsiloxy)ethylmethacrylate, 96.2 g, TBACB, 21fytL and BDMAMS, 0.98 g) was started and added over 300 min. The reaction was allowed to stir overnight under nitrogen atmosphere. The next morning, the reaction was quenched with methanol, 80.0 g, water, 90.0 g; dichloroacetic acid, 600 ⁇ L and THF, 540 g.
  • Example 10 TRIS/HEMA//TRIS//Z6030/MMA 14.1/18.6//63.6//2.0/1.7 Star
  • This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a star polymer that has arms composed of a random block of TRIS and HEMA and a block of TRIS.
  • the TRIS block was prepared first.
  • the core is composed of Z6030 and MMA.
  • a 2 liter flask is equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer, nitrogen inlet, drying tube outlet and addition funnels.
  • alpha- Methylstyrene isocyanate (TMI from American Cyanamid)
  • 33.2 g and dibutyltin dilaurate, ⁇ fytL were added and refluxed for 4 hours. This put double bonds at any of the hydroxy- containing sites in the polymer chain.
  • the polymer solution was then dried in a vacuum oven.
  • This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a linear copolymer comprising a block of 3- methacryloxypropyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane (TRIS) and a block containing both methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 2 -hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA). There is on the average 2 double bonds per polymer chain distributed in the HEMA/MMA block.
  • TMS 3- methacryloxypropyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane
  • MMA methyl methacrylate
  • HEMA 2 -hydroxyethyl methacrylate
  • a 5 liter flask was equipped with a mechanical stirrer, thermometer, N2 inlet, drying tube outlet and addition funnels.
  • Tetrahydrofuran, 196g tetrabutylammomum m-chlorobenzoate, l. ⁇ mL, bis(dimethylamino)methylsilane, 3.8g, p-xylene, 9g and TRIS, 552 g, were charged to the pot.
  • Initiator, 1- trimethylsiloxy-l-methoxy-2-methylpropene, 16.0g was injected and the TRIS block was polymerized.
  • Feed 1 (THF, 20g and tetrabutylammomum m-chlorobenzoate, 4mL of a l.OM solution in THF) was then started and added over 200 min.
  • Feed 2 (2- trimethylsiloxy)ethyl methacrylate, 529g, MMA, 27.6g, and bis(dimethylamino)methylsilane, 1.3g) was started at 40 min. after the addition of the initiator. Feed 2 was added over a period of 180 minutes. A total of 220g of THF was added to reduce the viscosity of the reaction mixture.
  • This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a linear copolymer comprising a block of 3- methacryloxypropyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane(TRIS) and a block containing both methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA).
  • MMA methyl methacrylate
  • HEMA 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate
  • Feed 1 THF, 20g and tetrabutylammomum m-chlorobenzoate, 13mL of a l.OM solution in THF was then started at 60 min. after the addition of initiator.
  • Feed 2 was added over a 180 min. period. A total of 3733g of THF was added to reduce the viscosity of the reaction mixture.
  • TMI alpha- methylstyrene isocyanate
  • This reaction sequence describes the preparation of a linear copolymer comprising a block of 3- methacryloxypropyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane(TRIS) and a block containing both methyl methacrylate (MMA) and 3- methacryloxypropyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane(TRIS).
  • MMA methyl methacrylate
  • TMS 3- methacryloxypropyltris(trimethylsiloxy)silane
  • Feed 1 THF, 50g and tetrabutylammomum m-chlorobenzoate, 1.2mL of a l.OM solution in THF was then started and added over a 600 min. period.
  • Feed 2 (2-(trimethylsiloxy)ethyl methacrylate and bis(dimethylarhino)methylsilane, 1.79g) was started at 70 minutes after the addition of initiator. Feed 2 was added over 300 minutes. Twelve hours after the addition of Part 2, the reaction was quenched with methanol, 143g, water, 56g, dichloroacetic acid, 0.700mL and THF, 487g. The mixture was refluxed for 4 hours. The mixture was then refluxed for 4 hours. Solvent was distilled off while 200g of toluene was added. The contents of the flask were distilled until the vapor temperature equalled approximately 107° C.
  • Examples 14-17 The macromonomer of example 1 was combined with hydrophilic monomers as exhibited in Table 3. Specifically, soft contact lenses comprising this macromonomer ranging in weight from 21.5 to 33.5 were copolymerized with mixtures of HEMA, MAA, VP and EGDM in the indicated weight ratios. After mixing the macromonomer and monomers, the mixture was placed in molds under UV light in the absence of oxygen for approximately 1 hour. After removing the buttons from the molds, the copolymers were then machined into contact lenses and hydrated to provide contact lenses ranging in water content from 20 to about 48. The Dk's of these lenses ranged from about 19 to 66 (FATT method).
  • Example 18 The macromonomer of Example 2 was combined with hydrophilic monomers as indicated in Table 3, below. Specifically, soft contact lenses comprising this macromonomer at 33% by weight of the final contact lens copolymer were copolymerized with a mixture of HEMA (33.5%), VP (33.1%) and EGDM (0.4%). After mixing the macromonomer and monomers, the mixture was placed in molds under UV light in the absence of oxygen for approximately 1 hour. After removing the buttons from the molds, the copolymers were then machined into contact lenses and hydrated to provide contact lenses having a water content of about 31. The Dk of these lenses was about 20 (FATT method).
  • Example 19 The star polymer of Example 3 was combined with hydrophilic monomers as indicated in Table 3, below.
  • soft contact lenses comprising this star polymer at 27.6% by weight of the final contact lens copolymer were copolymerized with a rnixture of HEMA (28%), MAA (16%), VP (28%) and EGDM (0.4%). After mixing the macromonomer and monomers, the mixture was placed in molds under UV light in the absence of oxygen for approximately 1 hour. After removing the buttons from the molds, the copolymers were then machined into contact lenses and hydrated to provide contact lenses having a water content of 20. The Dk of these lenses was about 29 (FATT method).
  • Example 20 The star polymer of Example 7 was combined with hydrophilic monomers as indicated in Table 3, below. Specifically, soft contact lenses comprising this star polymer at 35% by weight of the final contact lens copolymer were copolymerized with a mixture of HEMA (30%), VP (34.8%) and EGDM (0.2%). After mixing the macromonomer and monomers, the mixture was placed in molds under heat (60° C for 24 hours, followed by 110° C for 24 hours. .After removing the buttons from the molds, the copolymers were then machined into contact lenses and hydrated to provide contact lenses having a water content of 45. The Dk of these lenses was about 67 (FATT method).
  • Example 21 The star polymer of Example 6 was combined with hydrophilic monomers as indicated in Table 3, below. Specifically, soft contact lenses comprising this star polymer at 30% by weight of the final contact lens copolymer were copolymerized with a mixture of VP (69.5%) and EGDM (0.5%). After mixing the macromonomer and monomers, the mixture was placed in molds under UV light for one hour followed by heat (60 C for 18 hours, followed by 110° C for 18 hours. After removing the buttons from the molds, the copolymers were then machined into contact lenses and hydrated to provide contact lenses having a %water of 80. The Dk of these lenses was about 131 (FATT method).
  • Example 22 The star polymer of Example 8 was combined with hydrophilic monomers as indicated in Table 3, below. Specifically, soft contact lenses comprising this star polymer at 33% by weight of the final contact lens copolymer were copolymerized with a mixture of HEMA (33%), VP (34%) and EGDM (0.5%). After mixing the macromonomer and monomers, the mixture was placed in molds under heat and pressure (60° C for 7 hours, followed by 11° C for 24 hours). After removing the buttons from the molds, the copolymers were then machined into contact lenses and hydrated to provide contact lenses having a %water of 43. The Dk of these lenses was about 64 (FATT method).
  • Example 23 The star polymer of Example 6 was combined with hydrophilic monomers as indicated in Table 3, below. Specifically, soft contact lenses comprising this star polymer at 49.5% by weight of the final contact lens copolymer were copolymerized with a mixture of HEMA (25%), VP (25%) and EGDM (0.5%). After mixing the macromonomer and monomers, the mixture was placed in molds under UV light for 45 minutes followed by heat (75° C for 8 hours, followed by 11° C for 12 hours). After removing the buttons from the molds, the copolymers were then machined into contact lenses and hydrated to provide contact lenses having a %water of 17. The Dk of these lenses was about 73 (FATT method).
  • Example 24 The macromonomer of Example 13 was combined with hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) and methacrylic acid (MAC) (from 0 to 3% by weight) as indicated in Table 3, below. In one example, ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate (EDGMA), 0.5% by weight, was also added. Soft contact lenses comprising this macromonomer (30% by weight of the final contact lens copolymer) were made by copolymerizing a mixture of the above-mentioned monomers (using 3% Irgacure 500 and a Dymax high intensity UV unit as previously described for 30 minutes in polypropylene lens molds.
  • HEMA hydroxyethylmethacrylate
  • MAC methacrylic acid
  • EDGMA ethyleneglycol dimethacrylate
  • the copolymers were then hydrated (0.1M phosphate buffer pH of 7.5-8.0) to provide contact lenses having water cotents ranging from 27% to about 55%.
  • the Dk (normalized for varying thicknesses) of these lenses ranged from 28.5 to 49.1.
  • Example 25 The macromonomer of Example 12 was combined with hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) and methacrylic acid (MAC) (from 0 to 8% by weight) as indicated in Table 4, below.
  • Soft contact lenses comprising this macromonomer (30% by weight of the final contact lens copolymer) were made by copolymerizing a mixture of the above-mentioned monomers (using 3% Daracure 1173 and a Dymax high intensity UV unit as previously described for 30 minutes in polypropylene lens molds. After removing the lenses from the lens molds, the copolymers were then hydrated (0.1M phosphate buffer pH of 7.5-8.0) to provide contact lenses having water cotents ranging from 23.4% to about 65%. The Dk (normalized for varying thicknesses) of these lenses ranged from 16.6 to 62.
  • Example 26 The macromonomer of Example 12 was combined with hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) and methacrylic acid (MAC) (from
  • Example 12 The macromonomer of Example 12 was combined with hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA), vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as indicated in Table 5, below. In one example lens 2.0% methacrylic acid was added. Soft contact lenses comprising this macromonomer (30% by weight of the final contact lens copolymer) were made by copolymerizing a mixture of the above-mentioned monomers (using 0.5% Daracure 1173 or 0.5% Irgacure 500 and a low intensity UV unit as previously described) for 90 minutes in polypropylene lens molds.
  • HEMA hydroxyethylmethacrylate
  • VP vinyl pyrrolidone
  • EGDMA ethylene glycol dimethacrylate
  • the copolymers were then hydrated (0.1M phosphate buffer pH of 7.5-8.0) to provide contact lenses having water cotents ranging from 43% to about 62%.
  • the Dk (normalized for varying thicknesses) of these lenses ranged from about 30 to 78.
  • Example 27 The macromonomer of Example 12 was combined with hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA) and methacrylic acid (MAC) (from 0 to 8% by weight) as indicated in Table 4, below.
  • Soft contact lenses comprising this macromonomer (20% or 40% by weight of the final contact lens copolymer) were made by copolymerizing a mixture of the above- mentioned monomers (using 0.5% Daracure 1173 and a low intensity UV unit as previously described) for 90 minutes in polypropylene lens molds. After removing the lenses from the lens molds, the copolymers were then hydrated (0.1M phosphate buffer pH of 7.5-8.0) to provide contact lenses having water cotents ranging from about 20% to about 59%. The Dk (normalized for varying thicknesses) of these lenses ranged from 21.3 to about 81.
  • HEMA hydroxyethylmethacrylate
  • MAC methacrylic acid
  • Example 28 The macromonomer of Example 12 was combined with hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA), methacrylic acid (MAC) and
  • Soft contact lenses comprising this macromonomer (20-30% by weight of the final contact lens copolymer) were made by copolymerizing a mixture of the above-mentioned monomers (using 3.0% Daracure 1173 and a high intensity UV unit as previously described) for about 30 minutes on polypropylene film molds. After removing the films from the film molds, the copolymers were then hydrated (0.1M phosphate buffer pH of 7.5-8.0) to provide contact lenses having water cotents ranging from about 50% to about 60%. The Dk (normalized for varying thicknesses) of these lenses ranged from 29.8 to about 130.
  • Tables 2-7 Lenses According to the Present Invention
  • the addition of preformed silicone containing polymers improves the permeability vs the water content of soft lenses.
  • the following Tables 2-7 gives the properties of lenses made with block, linear polymers and star polymers. As can be seen from these results, the inclusion of these polymers dramatically improves the permeability of lenses at comparable water contents. Many of these lenses are drapeable and exhibit favorable additional characteristics as well.
  • Macromonomers As Set Forth in Example 24 Macromonomer HEMA MAC EGDMA H 2 0 Content True Dk 30 70 0 -- 33 28.5

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Abstract

La présente invention se rapporte à de nouveaux copolymères acryliques préformés contenant du silicone et comprenant des polymères acryliques étoilés, des copolymères greffés et des macromonomères. On décrit des macromonomères linéaires biséquencés, des copolymères greffés et des polymères étoilés contenant une séquene sensiblement hydrophile et une séquence perméable sensiblement hydrophobe, ladite séquence hydrophile comprenant au moins 25 % en poids environ d'un monomère hydrophile du type acrylique, et ladite séquence perméable hydrophobe comprenant au moins 50 % en poids environ d'au moins un ou plusieurs polysiloxanylalkylester(s) d'un acide insaturé alpha, bêta.
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