IP Library Granted Patent US 12,631,552
Granted Patent B2
US 12,631,552 · App. 18/269,576 · Granted May 19, 2026

Method for effectively measuring tear protein content in soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens

Inventors: Bixia Sun (Suzhou, CN); Ruichun Sun (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: SUZHOU 3N BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
G01N21/33C07K1/145G01N1/34
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Patent No.
US 12,631,552
App. No.
18/269,576
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for effectively measuring the tear protein content of a soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens is provided in the present invention. The method comprises: preparing a protein extraction solution by mixing acetonitrile, pure water and trifluoroacetic acid; placing the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens with protein adsorbed on its surface into the protein extraction solution so that the protein extraction solution separates the protein from the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens; taking out the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens from the protein extraction solution; detecting a protein concentration in the protein extraction solution by a micro ultraviolet spectrophotometer to obtain a concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens; and calculating a content value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens based on the concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens and a volume of the protein extraction solution. By means of the method, the tear protein content on the surface of the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens may be quantitatively and qualitatively detected, thus providing users with experimental test data and ensuring the safety of user consumption and use.

Claims (18)

1 . A method for effectively measuring a tear protein content of a soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens, comprising:

preparing the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens with adsorbed protein on its surface, comprising:

preparing an artificial tear solution, incubating the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens in the artificial tear solution at a constant temperature, and taking out the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens from the artificial tear solution after completion of incubation, wherein incubating the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens in the artificial tear solution at a constant temperature comprises:

placing 1 ml of the artificial tear solution into a centrifuge tube, placing an unused soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens into the artificial tear solution for constant temperature incubation at 37° C. for 1 day, and taking out the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens to obtain the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens with protein adsorbed on its surface;

detecting a remaining protein concentration in the artificial tear solution by means of the micro ultraviolet spectrophotometer to obtain a remaining protein concentration value after the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens is taken out from the artificial tear solution; and

calculating a theoretical concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens based on an original protein concentration value and the remaining protein concentration value in the artificial tear solution, comprising:

obtaining the theoretical concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens by subtracting the obtained remaining protein concentration value from the original protein concentration value in the prepared artificial tear solution,

 wherein the original protein concentration value in the artificial tear solution is 2.2 mg/ml, the remaining protein concentration value is 1.328 mg/ml through detection, the theoretical concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens is 0.872 mg/ml by means of calculation;

preparing a protein extraction solution by mixing acetonitrile, pure water and trifluoroacetic acid, wherein the protein extraction solution consists of 50 parts of acetonitrile, 50 parts of pure water and 0.2 part of 100% trifluoroacetic acid;

placing the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens with protein adsorbed on its surface into the protein extraction solution so that the protein extraction solution separates the protein from the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens, comprising:

placing 1 ml of the protein extraction solution into the centrifuge tube, and placing the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens into the centrifuge tube for vibration cleaning to separate the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens from the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens,

wherein the protein concentration in the protein extraction solution is detected by means of the micro ultraviolet spectrophotometer to obtain the concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens which is 0.805 mg/ml through detection; and the content value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens is calculated by means of the obtained concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens;

taking out the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens from the protein extraction solution; detecting a protein concentration in the protein extraction solution by a micro ultraviolet spectrophotometer to obtain a concentration value of adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens; and

calculating a content value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens based on the concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens and a volume of the protein extraction solution.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

calculating an elution rate of the protein extraction solution on the protein based on the obtained concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens and the theoretical concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the calculating an elution rate of the protein extraction solution on the protein based on the obtained concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens and the theoretical concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens comprises:

obtaining the elution rate of the protein extraction solution on the protein by means of a ratio of the concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens to the theoretical concentration value of the adsorbed protein on the soft hydrophilic corneal contact lens, wherein the elution rate of the protein extraction solution on the protein is 92.3% by means of calculation.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 7, 2023
From: SUN, BIXIA; SUN, RUICHUN
To: SUZHOU 3N BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 064177/0918 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202011613063.6 · Dec 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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