Abstract: UV absorbing monomers that are particularly useful in ophthalmic devices are disclosed.

Abstract: UV absorbing monomers that are particularly useful in ophthalmic devices are disclosed.

Abstract: Azo compounds that block visible light are disclosed. These light absorbers are particularly suitable for use in intraocular lens materials.

Abstract: Benzotriazole UV/Visible light-absorbing monomers are disclosed. The UV/Vis absorbers are particularly suitable for use in intraocular lens materials.

Abstract: Disclosed are soft, high refractive index, methacrylic device materials. The materials contain an ethoxylate monomer to reduce glistenings and a long-chain alkyl methacrylate monomer for softening.

Abstract: Lactam polymers has been modified with sodium borohydride (NaBH4) to yield lactam polymers bearing hydroxyl functional groups. These functional groups are useful for the covalent attachment of reactive groups, fluorescent probes, antimicrobial agents, bioactive factors, and drugs. The resulting as components for medical devices, specifically ophthalmic devices and more specifically contact lenses. Hydrogels based on these polymers are also useful for biomedical applications in the areas of drug delivery, tissue engineering, and implantable devices.

Abstract: Benzotriazole UV/Visible light-absorbing monomers are disclosed. The UV/Vis absorbers are particularly suitable for use in intraocular lens materials.

Abstract: The present invention includes a tissue scaffold suitable for use in repair and/or regeneration of musculoskeletal tissue when implanted in a body that includes a porous substrate made from a biodegradable, hydrophobic polymer having a modified hyaluronic acid complex dispersed on the surface of and/or, where the modified hyaluronic acid complex is insoluble in water, yet soluble in mixtures of organic and aqueous solvents in which the hydrophobic polymer is soluble.

Abstract: Dithiocarbonate-containing macromer that contain biodegradable or water-soluble segments, and polymers derived from the reaction of these dithiocarbonate-containing macromers, are disclosed. The polymers derived from these dithiocarbonate-containing macromers with biodegradable or water-soluble segments are useful in medical and pharmaceutical applications.

Abstract: Disclosed are soft, high refractive index, acrylic device materials. The materials contain a functionalized alkyl ethoxylate to reduce glistenings.

Abstract: Lactam polymers has been modified with sodium borohydride (NaBH4) to yield lactam polymers bearing hydroxyl functional groups. These functional groups are useful for the covalent attachment of reactive groups, fluorescent probes, antimicrobial agents, bioactive factors, and drugs. The resulting as components for medical devices, specifically ophthalmic devices and more specifically contact lenses. Hydrogels based on these polymers are also useful for biomedical applications in the areas of drug delivery, tissue engineering, and implantable devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to wettable silicone hydrogels comprising the reaction product of at least one siloxane containing component and at least one reactive, hydrophilic polymeric internal wetting agent. The present invention further relates to silicone hydrogel contact lenses comprising at least one oxygen permeable component, and an amount of reactive, hydrophilic polymeric internal wetting agent sufficient to impart wettability to said device.

Abstract: Crosslinked lactam polymers are disclosed. Specifically, lactam polymers having pendant acrylate groups are crosslinked via a Michael addition type acrylate reactant. The crosslinked lactam polymers are useful in medical and pharmaceutical applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to wettable silicone hydrogels comprising the reaction product of at least one siloxane containing component and at least one reactive, hydrophilic polymeric internal wetting agent. The present invention further relates to silicone hydrogel contact lenses comprising at least one oxygen permeable component, and an amount of reactive, hydrophilic polymeric internal wetting agent sufficient to impart wettability to said device.

Abstract: This invention relates to wettable biomedical devices comprising amphiphilic block copolymers. The amphiphilic block copolymers are useful as internal wetting agents for biomedical applications, such as implantable devices, ophthalmic devices and in one embodiment, contact lenses.

Abstract: The present invention includes hyaluronic acid complexes of a monovalent alkali metal salt of hyaluronic acid and a tetra alkyl ammonium halide that are suitable for incorporation with tissue scaffolds that are suitable for use in repair and/or regeneration of muscoloskeletal tissue and that include a biodegradable, porous substrate made from a biodegradable, hydrophobic polymer, where the hyaluronic acid complex is substantially insoluble in water at room temperature, yet soluble in mixtures of organic and aqueous solvents in which the selected hydrophobic polymer is soluble.

Abstract: A polymer composition comprising a polynorbonene backbone and pendant cyclotriphosphazene groups has been developed. The pendant cyclotriphosphazene group can have various substituents such as C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C10 haloalkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, phenyl, substituted phenyl, aryl, —(CH2CH2OCH2CH2)nOCH3 in which n is a positive integer, aminoalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, phenoxyalkyl, aryloxyalkyl and amidoalkyl. The polynorbonene backbone can have substituents such as H, CH3, X which is a halo group, and C2-C6 alkyl, C3-C6 cycloalkyl, C2-C6 alkoxy, phenoxy, and aryloxy. In a preferred embodiment, the pendant triphosphazene group can have either —CH2CF3, phenyl, 4-ethylcarboxylatophenyl, —CH2CH3, or —CH2CH2OCH2CH2OCH3 while the polynorbonene backbone can have H and low alkyl groups. The polyphosphazene compositions can be prepared readily via ring-opening-metathesis-polymerization of an olefin having norbornene structure with pendant cyclotriphosphazene groups.

Abstract: Compositions of polyphosphazene-containing polymers and methods of preparation thereof are provided. The disclosed compositions encompass telechelic functionalized polyphosphazenes and a variety of block and graft polyphosphazene-polystyrene, polyphosphazene-polysiloxane, and polyphosphazene-ROMP of norbornene copolymers. Methods for the preparation of such compositions generally involve generation of a polydichlorophosphazene species, attachment of a function group to the resultant polyphosphazene compound, and coupling the functionalized polyphosphazene with a corresponding organic or inorganic polymers or polymerizing the functionalized polyphosphazene with corresponding organic molecules.