IP Library Granted Patent US 9,851,472
Granted Patent B2
US 9,851,472 · App. 14/670,557 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Silicone-based hydrophilic copolymer and hydrogel compositions comprising the same

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Patent No.
US 9,851,472
App. No.
14/670,557
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A hydrophilic siloxane copolymer of siloxane and hydrophilic organic monomer/s The copolymers can be functionalized to make them capable of undergoing further polymerization by thermal or actinic radiations. The hydrophilicity of these polymers can be varied by varying the siloxane versus organic monomer ratio thereby going from water dispersible to soluble states. The siloxane content can be tuned accordingly in order to provide moderate to high oxygen permeability. These copolymers can be used as a single component curable composition which results in hydrogels to minimize the presence of leachable components thus by reducing the processing cost. The polymers may also find applications in personal care formulations as copolymers, film-formers, hydrogels, coating, emulsions/latex etc.

Claims (67)

1. A hydrophilic siloxane copolymer of the formula (1):

[W l A m B n C] p   (1)

wherein A and B are different, l is 1, m and n of formula (1) are independently 1-200, and 2<l+p<200;

W is a moiety having the general formula (2):

D-E-----  (2)

wherein E is a divalent moiety chosen from a substituted, un-substituted, aliphatic, aromatic, cyclic, or acyclic hydrocarbon radical having 1-20 carbon atoms, optionally containing sulfur or oxygen; D is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1-10 carbon atoms with a functional group independently selected from a hydroxy, an ether, an ester, an amine, an amide, a carboxylic acid, or a combination of two or more thereof;

A is an organosilicone group-containing unit having the general formula (15):

wherein R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 are selected from hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally containing a heteroatom; and F is expressed as having the general structure of formula (16):

wherein R 22 , R 24 , and R 25 are independently chosen from hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 5 carbon atoms optionally containing heteroatom; R 23 is chosen from a hydroxyl or an alkali metal salt thereof, an alkoxy, or a halogen; G is a divalent moiety independently chosen from a substituted or un-substituted, aliphatic or aromatic, cyclic or acyclic hydrocarbon radical having 1-20 carbon atoms optionally containing a heteroatom; H in formula (16) is defined by the general formula (17),

wherein I in formula (17) is an alkylene group with 1-16 carbon atoms; and

(i) when m in formula (17) is zero, M in formula (17) is not present and K is independently selected from:

a) CH 3 , —O—[Si(CH 3 ) 2 O] n —Si(CH 3 ) 3 , —OSi(CH 3 ) 3 ;

b)

c)

 and

d)

wherein R 26 and R 28 are a divalent hydrocarbon radicals with 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R 27 is chosen from hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 10 carbon atoms; wherein n in any in formulae (19) and (20) is an integer selected from 1-50;

and J and L are independently selected from CH 3 , —OSi(CH 3 ) 3 , or —O—[Si(CH 3 ) 2 O]n-Si(CH 3 ) 3 ; or

(ii) when m in formula (17) is greater than 0, J is CH 3 , K is +O—Si(CH 3 ) 2 —, L is —OSi(CH 3 ) 2 O, and M is —[OSi(CH 3 ) 2 ] n —, where n is an integer selected from 1-50;

B is a hydrophilic group-containing unit having the general formula (13)

wherein P in formula (13) is selected from O or NR 14 wherein R 14 is a hydrogen or monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 5 carbon atoms optionally containing a heteroatom; R 11 , R 12 and R 13 are independently selected from a hydrogen or monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally containing a heteroatom; Q is a substituted or un-substituted, aliphatic, aromatic, cyclic, or acyclic hydrocarbon radical comprising of 1-50 carbon atoms, optionally containing a heteroatom, with a functional group independently selected from a hydroxyl, an ether, an ester, an amino, or a carboxylic acids; and

C in formula (1) is an organic group-containing unit having the general formula (14):

wherein R 15 , R 16 and R 17 are independently selected from a hydrogen or monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1-10 carbon atoms; R in formula (14) is selected from O or NR 18 wherein R 18 is hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 5 carbon atoms optionally containing a heteroatom; S is a divalent hydrocarbon radical with 1-20 carbon atoms chosen from a substituted or un-substituted aliphatic, cyclic, or aromatic hydrocarbon, optionally containing a heteroatom; and T is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1-10 carbon atoms with a functional moiety chosen from a hydroxyl, an epoxy, an ether, an ester, an amine, an amide, or a carboxylic acid.

2. The copolymer of claim 1 wherein H in formula (16) has a formula (17a):

wherein R 39 is a methyl group or —O—Si(CH 3 ) 3 .

3. The copolymer of claim 1 wherein H in formula (16) has a formula (8a):

wherein R 40 is a linear or branched monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1-50 carbon atoms.

4. The copolymer of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of m:n:p is from about 5-60:20-80:5-60, with the proviso that the total of the ratio adds up to 100.

5. A composition comprising a hydrophilic siloxane copolymer of the formula (1):

[W l A m B n C] p   (1)

wherein A and B are different, l is 1, m and n in formula (1) are independently 1-200, and 2<l+p<200;

W is a moiety having the general formula (2):

D-E------  (2)

wherein E is a divalent moiety chosen from substituted, un-substituted, aliphatic, aromatic, cyclic, or acyclic hydrocarbon radical having 1-20 carbon atoms, optionally containing sulfur or oxygen; D is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1-10 carbon atoms with a functional group independently selected from a hydroxy, an ether, an ester, an amine, an amide, a carboxylic acid, or a combination of two or more thereof;

A is an organosilicone group-containing unit having the general formula (15):

wherein R 19 , R 20 , and R 21 are selected from hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally containing a heteroatom; and F is expressed as having the general structure of formula (16):

wherein R 22 , R 24 , and R 25 are independently chosen from hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 5 carbon atoms optionally containing heteroatom; R 23 is chosen from a hydroxyl or an alkali metal salt thereof, an alkoxy, or a halogen; G is a divalent moiety independently chosen from a substituted or un-substituted, aliphatic or aromatic cyclic or acyclic hydrocarbon radical having 1-20 carbon atoms optionally containing a heteroatom; H in formula (16) is defined by the general formula (17),

wherein I in formula (17) is an alkylene group with 1-16 carbon atoms; and

(i) when m in formula (17) is zero, M in formula (17) is not present and K is independently selected from:

a) CH 3 , —O—[Si(CH 3 ) 2 O] n —Si(CH 3 ) 3 , —OSi(CH 3 ) 3 ;

b)

c)

 and

d)

wherein R 26 and R 28 are divalent hydrocarbon radicals with 1 to 5 carbon atoms, and R 27 is chosen from hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 10 carbon atoms; wherein n in any in formulae (19) and (20) is an integer selected from 1-50;

and J and L are independently selected from CH 3 , —OSi(CH 3 ) 3 , or —O—[Si(CH 3 ) 2 O]n-Si(CH 3 ) 3 ; or

(ii) when m in formula (17) is greater than 0, J is CH 3 , K is —O—Si(CH 3 ) 2 —, L is —OSi(CH 3 ) 2 O, and M is —[OSi(CH 3 ) 2 ] n —, where n is an integer selected from 1-50;

B is a hydrophilic group-containing unit having the general formula (13)

wherein P in formula (13) is selected from O or NR 14 wherein R 14 is a hydrogen or monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 5 carbon atoms optionally containing a heteroatom; R 11 , R 12 , and R 13 are independently selected from a hydrogen or monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 10 carbon atoms optionally containing a heteroatom; Q is a substituted or un-substituted, aliphatic, aromatic, cyclic, or acyclic hydrocarbon radical comprising of 1-50 carbon atoms, optionally containing a heteroatom, with a functional group independently selected from a hydroxyl, an ether, an ester, an amino, or a carboxylic acids; and

C in formula (1) is an organic group-containing unit having the general formula (14):

wherein R 15 , R 16 and R 17 are independently selected from a hydrogen or monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1-10 carbon atoms; R in formula (14) is selected from O or NR 18 wherein R 18 is hydrogen or a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 5 carbon atoms optionally containing a heteroatom; S is a divalent hydrocarbon radical with 1-20 carbon atoms chosen from a substituted or un-substituted aliphatic, cyclic, or aromatic hydrocarbon, optionally containing a heteroatom; and T is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1-10 carbon atoms with a functional moiety chosen from a hydroxyl, an epoxy, an ether, an ester, an amine, an amide, or a carboxylic acid; and

wherein the composition is an emulsion, a latex, or a personal care composition.

6. The composition of claim 5 wherein H in formula (16) has a formula (17a):

wherein R 39 is a methyl group or —O—Si(CH 3 ) 3 .

7. The composition of claim 5 wherein H in formula (16) has a formula (8a):

wherein R 40 is a linear or branched monovalent hydrocarbon radical with 1-50 carbon atoms.

8. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the ratio of m:n:p is from about 5-60:20-80:5-60, with the proviso that the total of the ratio adds up to 100.

9. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the composition further comprises a cure initiator; optionally a monomer chosen from a vinylic monomer, an acrylamide monomer, an acrylic monomer, or a combination of two or more thereof; and optionally a cross-linker.

10. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the vinylic monomer is chosen from N-vinyl-pyrrolidone (NVP), N-vinyl-caprolactam, N-vinyl-acetamide, N-vinyl-formamide and N-vinyl-isopropylamide, vinyl benzene, vinyl naphthalene, vinyl pyridine, vinyl alcohol, vinyl containing silicones, or a combination of two or more thereof; the acrylic monomers are chosen from 2-hydroxy-ethyl-methacrylate (HEMA), 2-hydroxy-ethyl-acrylate (HEA), hydroxyl propyl methacrylate, trimethylammonium 2-hydroxy propyl methacrylate hydrochloride, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, glycerol methacrylate, N,N-Dimethylacrylamide (DMA), N-isopropylacrylamide, acrylamide, methacrylamide, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, any acrylated hydrophilic or hydrophobic organo-silicones present in the art, or combinations of two or more thereof.

11. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the initiator is a thermal or a photo initiator chosen from 2,2′-azobis (2,4-dimethylpentanenitrile), 2,2′-azobis (2-methylpropanenitrile), 2,2′-azobis (2-methylbutanenitrile), peroxides such as benzoyl peroxide, benzoin methyl ether, diethoxyacetophenone, a benzoylphosphine oxide, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl propiophenone (HMPP), 1-hydroxycyclohexyl phenyl ketone and Darocur and Irgacure types.

12. The composition of claim 9 , wherein the cross-linker is chosen from ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and trimethyloylpropane trimethacrylate, diethyleneglycol dimethacrylate, bisphenol A dimethacrylate, diglycidyl bisphenol A dimethacrylate and dimethacrylate-terminated polyethylene glycol and reactive linear polyether modified silicones.

13. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the composition is a hydrogel.

14. A contact lens comprising the hydrogel of claim 13 .

15. An article comprising a coating formed from the composition of claim 5 , wherein the coating is disposed on at least a portion of a surface of the article.

16. A process for forming a contact lens comprising forming a film from the composition of claim 5 into a contact lens; and removing any leachable monomers from contact lens.

17. The process of claim 16 , wherein removing the leachable monomers comprises treating the contact lens with an aqueous systems.

18. The process of claim 16 wherein the process comprises treating the contact lens with water, an organic salt solution, an inorganic salt solutions, a buffer, an emulsion, an ophthalmically compatible solvent in the temperature range of 20-125° C. for extraction, or a combination of two or more thereof.

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