Carboxylic tris-like siloxanyl monomers

1. A monomer of formula (I):

wherein L can be the same or different and is selected from the divalent group consisting of a bond, a straight or branched C1-C30 alkyl group, a C1-C30 fluoroalkyl group, a C1-C20 ester-containing group, an alkyl ether, cycloalkyl ether cycloalkenyl ether, aryl ether, arylalkyl ether, a polyether containing group, amide group, amine 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, a C5-C30 fluoroaryl group, a hydroxyl substituted alkyl ether and combinations thereof; X is H, one equivalent alkali metal, or ½ equivalent alkaline earth metal; R is a trimethylsiloxanyl group and V is independently a polymerizable ethylenically unsaturated organic radical.

2. The monomer of claim 1 having a formula selected from the following formulae:

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

4. The monomer mix of claim 3 , further comprising in addition to the second monomer a hydrophobic monomer and a hydrophilic monomer.

5. The monomer mix of claim 3 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.

6. The monomer mix of claim 3 , 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, N-vinylcaprolactone, methacrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, methyl methacrylate, allyl methacrylate, 3-methacryloxypropyl tris(trimethylsiloxy)silane and mixtures thereof.

7. A biomedical device comprising a polymerization product of the monomer mix of claim 3 .

8. The biomedical device of claim 7 , wherein the device is a contact lens.

9. The biomedical device of claim 8 , wherein the contact lens is a rigid gas permeable contact lens, a soft contact lens or a hydrogel contact lens.

10. The biomedical device of claim 7 , wherein the device is an intraocular lens.

11. The biomedical device of claim 10 , wherein the intraocular lens is a phakic intraocular lens or an aphakic intraocular lens.

12. The biomedical device of claim 7 , wherein the device is a corneal implant.

13. A biomedical device comprising a polymerization product of a monomer mixture comprising at least one monomer of claim 1 and at least one second monomer.

14. The biomedical device of claim 13 , 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, N-vinylcaprolactone, methacrylamide, N,N-dimethylacrylamide, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, methyl methacrylate, allyl methacrylate, 3 -methacryloxypropyl tris(trimethylsiloxy)silane and mixtures thereof.

15. The biomedical device of claim 13 , wherein the device is selected from the group consisting of heart valves, intraocular lenses, films, surgical devices, vessel substitutes, intrauterine devices, membranes, diaphragms, surgical implants, blood vessels, artificial ureters, artificial breast tissue, membranes for kidney dialysis machines, membranes for heart/lung machines, catheters, mouth guards, denture liners, ophthalmic devices, and contact lenses.

16. The biomedical device of claim 13 , wherein the device is a contact lens.

17. 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.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the step of extracting is performed with non-flammable solvents.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein the step of extracting is performed with water.

20. The method of claim 17 , further comprising the step of packaging and sterilizing the polymerized device.