Silicone-containing polymeric materials with hydrolyzable groups

1. An actinically crosslinkable prepolymer, being obtained by:

(a) copolymerizing an actinically polymerizable composition to obtain an intermediary copolymer with first functional groups, wherein the actinically polymerizable composition comprises

(1) at least one vinylic monomer including a hydrolyzable silicone-containing group and being represented by formula (1) or (2),

in which 1 R is H or —CH 3 , -L- is —O— or

2 R is trimethylsilyl group (—Si(CH 3 ) 3 ) or a C 4 -C 25 alkyl which is substituted by at least one trimethylsilyloxy, trimethylsilylamino group or trimethylsilyl-C 1 -C 7 alkylamino group, 3 R is H or C 1 -C 8 alkyl group,

in which 1 R is H or —CH 3 , -L- is —O— or

3 R is H or C 1 -C 8 alkyl group, 4 R is C 1 -C 12 unsubstituted alkylene (divalent radical) or substituted alkylene in which one or more hydrogens are substituted by C 1 -C 3 alkoxy groups, hydroxy groups, amino groups, thiol groups, and/or carboxyl groups, 5 R is C 1 -C 7 alkylene group,

(2) at least one hydrophilic vinylic monomer,

(3) at least one siloxane-containing monomer having one ethylenically unsaturated group, at least one siloxane-containing macromer having one ethylenically unsaturated group, at least one siloxane-containing monomer having two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups, at least one siloxane-containing macromer having two or more ethylenically unsaturated groups, or a combination of two or more thereof, and

(4) optionally a chain transfer agent,

provided that at least one of components (2)-(4) further comprises at least one first functional group; and

(b) reacting an organic compound with the copolymerization product to form the crosslinkable prepolymer having actinically crosslinkable groups, wherein the organic compound comprises an actinically crosslinkable group and a second functional group, wherein the second functional group of the organic compound reacts with one of the first functional groups of the intermediary copolymer.

2. The prepolymer of claim 1 , wherein the at least one vinylic monomer including a hydrolyzable silicone-containing group is a vinylic monomer of formula (1).

3. The prepolymer of claim 1 , wherein the at least one vinylic monomer including a hydrolyzable silicone-containing group a vinylic monomer of formula (2).

4. The prepolymer of claim 1 , wherein the hydrophilic vinylic monomer is selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA), 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA), 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA), trimethylammonium 2-hydroxy propylmethacrylate hydrochloride, Aminopropyl methacrylate hydrochloride, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), glycerol methacrylate (GMA), N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP), dimethylaminoethylmethacrylamide, acrylamide, methacrylamide, allyl alcohol, vinylpyridine, N-(1,1-dimethyl-3-oxobutyl)acrylamide, acrylic acid, a C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate having a weight average molecular weight of from 200 to 1500, methacrylic acid, N-vinyl formamide, N-vinyl acetamide, N-vinyl isopropylamide, N-vinyl-N-methyl acetamide, allyl alcohol, N-vinyl caprolactam, and combinations thereof.

5. The prepolymer of claim 1 , wherein the prepolymer comprises dangling polymeric chains derived from one or more hydrophilic polymers each having one sole ethylenically unsaturated group, wherein the one or more hydrophilic polymers each having one sole ethylenically unsaturated group are selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneglycol, polyethylene glycol/polypropylene glycol block copolymer, polyalkylacrylamide, poyalkylmethacrylamide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with dialkylaminoalkylacrylate, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylate, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with N,N-dialkylacrylamide, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with vinylacetate, polyvinylalcohol, a copolymer of vinylacetate with dialkylaminoalkylacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate with dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate with N,N-dialkylacrylamide, a copolymer of vinylacetate with N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, and combination thereof.

6. The prepolymer of claim 2 , wherein the hydrophilic vinylic monomer is selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA), 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA), 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA), trimethylammonium 2-hydroxy propylmethacrylate hydrochloride, Aminopropyl methacrylate hydrochloride, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), glycerol methacrylate (GMA), N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP), dimethylaminoethylmethacrylamide, acrylamide, methacrylamide, allyl alcohol, vinylpyridine, N-(1,1-dimethyl-3-oxobutyl)acrylamide, acrylic acid, a C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate having a weight average molecular weight of from 200 to 1500, methacrylic acid, N-vinyl formamide, N-vinyl acetamide, N-vinyl isopropylamide, N-vinyl-N-methyl acetamide, allyl alcohol, N-vinyl caprolactam, and combinations thereof.

7. The prepolymer of claim 3 , wherein the hydrophilic vinylic monomer is selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA), 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate (HEMA), 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), hydroxypropyl acrylate, hydroxypropyl methacrylate (HPMA), trimethylammonium 2-hydroxy propylmethacrylate hydrochloride, Aminopropyl methacrylate hydrochloride, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA), glycerol methacrylate (GMA), N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP), dimethylaminoethylmethacrylamide, acrylamide, methacrylamide, alkyl alcohol, vinylpyridine, N-(1,1-dimethyl-3-oxobutyl)acrylamide, acrylic acid, a C 1 -C 4 -alkoxy polyethylene glycol (meth)acrylate having a weight average molecular weight of from 200 to 1500, methacrylic acid, N-vinyl formamide, N-vinyl acetamide, N-vinyl isopropylamide, N-vinyl-N-methyl acetamide, allyl alcohol, N-vinyl caprolactam, and combinations thereof.

8. The prepolymer of claim 2 , wherein the prepolymer comprises dangling polymeric chains derived from one or more hydrophilic polymers each having one sole ethylenically unsaturated group, wherein the one or more hydrophilic polymers each having one sole ethylenically unsaturated group are selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneglycol, polyethylene glycol/polypropylene glycol block copolymer, polyalkylacrylamide, poyalkylmethacrylamide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with dialkylaminoalkylacrylate, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylate, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with N,N-dialkylacrylamide, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with vinylacetate, polyvinylalcohol, a copolymer of vinylacetate with dialkylaminoalkylacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate with dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate with N,N-dialkylacrylamide, a copolymer of vinylacetate with N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, and combination thereof.

9. The prepolymer of claim 3 , wherein the prepolymer comprises dangling polymeric chains derived from one or more hydrophilic polymers each having one sole ethylenically unsaturated group, wherein the one or more hydrophilic polymers each having one sole ethylenically unsaturated group are selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneglycol, polyethylene glycol/polypropylene glycol block copolymer, polyalkylacrylamide, poyalkylmethacrylamide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with dialkylaminoalkylacrylate, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylate, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with N,N-dialkylacrylamide, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with vinylacetate, polyvinylalcohol, a copolymer of vinylacetate with dialkylaminoalkylacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate with dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate with N,N-dialkylacrylamide, a copolymer of vinylacetate with N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, and combination thereof.

10. The prepolymer of claim 6 , wherein the prepolymer comprises dangling polymeric chains derived from one or more hydrophilic polymers each having one sole ethylenically unsaturated group, wherein the one or more hydrophilic polymers each having one sole ethylenically unsaturated group are selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneglycol, polyethylene glycol/polypropylene glycol block copolymer, polyalkylacrylamide, poyalkylmethacrylamide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with dialkylaminoalkylacrylate, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylate, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with N,N-dialkylacrylamide, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with vinylacetate, polyvinylalcohol, a copolymer of vinylacetate with dialkylaminoalkylacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate with dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate with N,N-dialkylacrylamide, a copolymer of vinylacetate with N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, and combination thereof.

11. The prepolymer of claim 7 , wherein the prepolymer comprises dangling polymeric chains derived from one or more hydrophilic polymers each having one sole ethylenically unsaturated group, wherein the one or more hydrophilic polymers each having one sole ethylenically unsaturated group are selected from the group consisting of polyethyleneglycol, polyethylene glycol/polypropylene glycol block copolymer, polyalkylacrylamide, poyalkylmethacrylamide, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with dialkylaminoalkylacrylate, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylate, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with N,N-dialkylacrylamide, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone with vinylacetate, polyvinylalcohol, a copolymer of vinylacetate with dialkylaminoalkylacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate with dialkylaminoalkylmethacrylate, a copolymer of vinylacetate with N,N-dialkylacrylamide, a copolymer of vinylacetate with N,N-dialkylmethacrylamide, and combination thereof.

12. The prepolymer of claim 1 , wherein the first functional groups of the intermediary copolymer are selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl groups, primary amino groups, secondary amino groups, carboxyl groups, epoxy groups, acid halide groups (—COX, X═Cl, Br, or I), isocyanate groups, and combinations thereof, wherein the organic compound is a vinylic monomer having a hydroxy, amino, carboxyl, epoxy, acid-chloride, isocyanate group which is coreactive with one of the first functional groups of the intermediary copolymer in the absence or presence of a coupling agent.

13. The prepolymer of claim 1 , wherein the intermediary copolymer comprises: from about 15% to about 80% by weight of siloxane units derived from one or more siloxane-containing monomers and/or one or more siloxane-containing macromers; from about 10% to about 80% of hydrophilic units derived from one or more hydrophilic monomers and/or one or more hydrophilic macromers; from about 1% to about 30% of silicone-containing units derived from one or more silicone-containing vinylic monomers; and about 2% to about 30% by weight of hydrolyzable units derived from at least one vinylic monomer including a hydrolyzable silicone-containing group.