发明名称 |
Cellulose-based hydrogels and methods of making thereof |
摘要 |
The present invention provides cellulose hydrogels having one or more of the following properties: high water content, high transparency, high permeability, high biocompatibility, high tensile strength and an optimal thickness. The present invention further provides a process for preparing a cellulose hydrogel comprising: (i) contacting cellulose with a solvent to activate the cellulose; (ii) optionally removing the solvent from the activated cellulose; (iii) substantially dissolving the activated cellulose to form a solution; (iv) allowing the solution to gel; and optionally (v) drying the gel and rehydrating the gel. The cellulose hydrogel can have many uses, including uses as contact lenses. |
申请公布号 |
US8871016(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.10.28 |
申请号 |
US201113197116 |
申请日期 |
2011.08.03 |
申请人 |
The Johns Hopkins University |
发明人 |
Trexler Morgana M.;Graham Jenna L.;Breidenich Jennifer L.;Maranchi Jeffrey P.;Patrone Julia B.;Patchan Marcia W.;Elisseeff Jennifer H.;Calderon-Colon Xiomara |
分类号 |
G02C7/04;C08L33/14;C08L33/20;G02B1/04;B29D11/00;C08J3/075;C08B1/00;C08L1/02;C08L33/26;C08L33/06 |
主分类号 |
G02C7/04 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
Ahmad Aisha |
主权项 |
1. A re-wet cellulose hydrogel wherein the hydrogel comprises a cellulose content of about 55% by weight and one or more properties selected from the group consisting of: a tensile strength of from about 1000 kPa to about 5000 kPa; a tear strength of from about 3.0 N/mm to about 12 N/mm; a strain to failure of from about 20% to about 40%; a suture retention strength of from about 1.0 N/mm to about 7.0 N/mm; a transparency that exceeds 85% at 550 nm at 100 microns thickness; Young's modulus of from about 4000 kPa to about 15000 kPa; and a puncture resistance of from about 3 MPa to about 5 MPa,
wherein the hydrogel is in the shape of a contact lens, and wherein the cellulose is from a source selected from the group consisting of plant, wood pulp, cotton pulp, microbial, and combinations thereof. |
地址 |
Baltimore MD US |