Cationic hydrophilic siloxanyl monomers

1. A monomer of formula (I):

wherein L can be the same or different and is selected from the group consisting of urethanes, carbonates, carbamates, carboxyl ureidos, sulfonyls, a straight or branched C1-C30 alkyl group, a C1-C30 fluoroalkyl group, a C1-C20 ester group, an alkyl ether, cycloalkyl ether, cycloalkylalkyl ether, cycloalkenyl ether, aryl ether, arylalkyl ether, a polyether containing group, an ureido group, an amide group, an amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-30 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 arylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 heterocyclic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted C4-C30 heterocyclolalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 heteroarylalkyl group, a C5-C30 fluoroaryl group, or a hydroxyl substituted alkyl ether and combinations thereof; X − is at least a single charged counter ion; R1 is independently a siloxanyl group; R2 is independently hydrogen, a straight or branched C1-C30 alkyl group, a C1-C30 fluoroalkyl group, a C1-C20 ester group, an alkyl ether, cycloalkyl ether, cycloalkylalkyl ether, cycloalkenyl ether, aryl ether, arylalkyl ether, a polyether containing group, an ureido group, an amide group, an amine group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C30 alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3-C30 cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 arylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 heteroaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 -C30 heterocyclic ring, a substituted or unsubstituted C4-C30 heterocyclolalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 heteroarylalkyl group, fluorine, a C5-C30 fluoroaryl group, or a hydroxyl group; X is independently a straight or branched C1-C30 alkyl group, a C1-C30 fluoroalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C5-C30 arylalkyl group, an ether, polyether, sulfide, or amino-containing group and V is independently a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated organic radical.

2. The monomer of claim 1 wherein X − is selected from the group consisting of Cl − , Br − , I − , CF 3 CO 2 − , CH 3 CO 2 − , HCO 3 − , CH 3 SO 4 − , p-toluenesulfonate, HSO 4 − , H 2 PO 4 − , NO 3 − , CH 3 CH(OH)CO 2 − , SO 4 2− , CO 3 2− , HPO 4 2− and mixtures thereof.

3. The monomer of claim 1 wherein X − is at least a single charged counter ion and is selected from the group consisting of Cl − , Br − , I − , CF 3 CO 2 − , CH 3 CO 2 − , HCO 3 − , CH 3 SO 4 − , p-toluenesulfonate, HSO 4 − , H 2 PO 4 − , NO 3 − , and CH 3 CH(OH)CO 2 − .

4. A monomer of formula (II):

wherein each R 1 is —OSi(CH 3 ) 3 , R 2 is methyl, L 1 is an alkyl amide, L 2 is a alkyl amide or ester having 2 or 3 carbon atoms that is joined to a polymerizable vinyl group, R 3 is methyl, each R 4 is H or a methyl radical and X − is Br − or Cl − .

5. A monomer selected from the group consisting of the following formulae:

6. A monomer mix useful for making polymerized biomaterials comprising at least one monomer of claim 1 and at least one second monomer.

7. The monomer mix of claim 6 , further comprising in addition to the second monomer a hydrophobic monomer and a hydrophilic monomer.

8. The monomer mix of claim 6 wherein the second monomer is selected from the group consisting of unsaturated carboxylic acids, itaconic acid esters, acrylic substituted alcohols, vinyl lactams, acrylamides, methacrylates, hydrophilic vinyl carbonates, hydrophilic vinyl carbamate monomers, hydrophilic oxazolone monomers, and mixtures thereof.

9. A biomedical device comprising a polymerized monomer mixture of claim 6 .

10. A method of making a biomedical device comprising:

providing a monomer mixture comprising the monomer of claim 1 and at least a second monomer;

subjecting the monomer mixture to polymerizing conditions to provide a polymerized device; and

extracting the unpolymerized monomers from the polymerized device.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of extracting is performed with non-flammable solvents.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the step of extracting is performed with water.

13. The method of claim 10 further comprising the step of packaging and sterilizing the polymerized device.

14. The monomer of claim 1 wherein each R1 is a trimethylsiloxanyl group.

15. The monomer mixture of claim 6 wherein the second monomer is selected from the group consisting of methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, itaconic acid, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP), N-vinylcaprolactone, methacrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, methyl methacrylate, 3 -methacryloxypropyl tris(trimethylsiloxy)silane, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA), allyl methacrylate (AMA) and mixtures thereof.

16. The biomedical device of claim 9 which is a contact lens.

17. The biomedical device of claim 16 wherein the contact lens is a rigid gas permeable contact lens, a soft contact lens or a hydrogel contact lens.

18. The biomedical device of claim 9 which is an intraocular lens.

19. The biomedical device of claim 18 wherein the intraocular lens is a phakic intraocular lens or an aphakic intraocular lens.

20. The biomedical device of claim 9 which is a corneal implant.