JP2716187B2 - Soft ophthalmic lens material - Google Patents

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Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a soft ophthalmic lens material. More specifically, the present invention relates to a soft ophthalmic lens material that can be suitably used as a material for a contact lens, an intraocular lens, an artificial cornea and the like.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, various ophthalmic lens materials have been proposed as materials for contact lenses, materials for intraocular lenses, and the like.
Such ophthalmic lens materials are roughly classified into a soft material and a hard material, but can be deformed and inserted simply by incising the eyeball without damaging the contact lens material or the eye tissue with a good feeling of wearing. It is well known that soft materials are generally preferred as materials for intraocular lenses.

Soft materials are divided into hydrous materials which absorb water and swell and soften, and substantially non-hydrous materials.

The water-containing material has a drawback that the mechanical strength is inferior because the ratio of the material itself occupying the water in the material is relatively small. In addition, bacteria and fungi easily propagate in the water-containing material, and when used as a contact lens, a complicated operation such as boiling disinfection is required.

Examples of the substantially non-water-containing material include, for example, a material made of silicone rubber, a copolymer of an alkyl acrylate or a long-chain alkyl methacrylate or a copolymer of acrylic acid (hereinafter referred to as (( (Meth) acrylate-based soft material).

Although the material made of silicone rubber has an advantage that oxygen permeability is very high, the surface of the obtained material exhibits extremely strong water repellency, and the material becomes incompatible with the cornea and other eye tissues. Some of those applied as materials for contact lenses have been reported to cause serious damage to ocular tissues.

Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-102914 proposes, as a contact lens material, a polymer comprising a crosslinked copolymerization product of a polysiloxane having a polymerizable group bonded to a polysiloxane via a urethane bond or the like and a hydrophobic monomer. Have been. However, such a material has good strength to some extent, but when the amount of the polysiloxane used is small, it is difficult to obtain a material having a sufficiently satisfactory degree of oxygen permeability, If the siloxane chain in the polysiloxane is lengthened in order to increase oxygen permeability, compatibility with other copolymer components becomes poor, and a material that is uniform, transparent and has good mechanical strength cannot be obtained. If a large amount of siloxane is used, it becomes liable to be stained by fat or the like. On the other hand, even if an attempt is made to copolymerize a fluorine-based monomer in order to make it difficult to be contaminated by dirt such as fat, the compatibility between the polysiloxane and the fluorine-based monomer is poor, and a uniform and transparent polymer cannot be obtained. Further, there is a disadvantage that the mechanical strength of such a polymer is low and the oxygen permeability is not so high. Further, the publication does not disclose the use of a siloxane macromonomer containing no urethane bond, and does not even suggest such a use.

JP-A-59-229524 proposes a reaction product of a composition comprising an organopolysiloxane urethane acrylate and an ethylenically unsaturated comonomer as a material for a contact lens. However, a contact lens material using the reaction product still does not solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, similarly to the contact lens material disclosed in JP-A-59-102914. Further, the publication does not disclose the use of a siloxane macromonomer containing no urethane bond, and does not even suggest such a use.

In addition to the above publication, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-28329 proposes a polysiloxane obtained by polymerizing a polyorganosiloxane monomer with a comonomer as a contact lens material. However, although the material using the polysiloxane has good oxygen permeability, it cannot be said that the mechanical strength is sufficiently good and has a drawback that it is brittle. In addition, this publication does not disclose a polysiloxane containing a urethane bond, nor does it even suggest such a polysiloxane.

Among the (meth) acrylate-based soft materials, those made of a copolymer containing butyl acrylate as a main component have been put into practical use as contact lenses. However, a contact lens made of such a material has a sticky surface and is liable to adhere to dirt such as lipids, so that it is likely to be cloudy, and the oxygen permeability is not so high, and the mechanical strength is not satisfactory. There were many things to be done.

As the (meth) acrylate-based soft material, in addition to the above, an acrylate ester, a methacrylate ester, and a compound having a cyclic structure and two or more functional groups in the molecule, A non-water-containing soft contact lens comprising a copolymer using a crosslinkable monomer having two or more atoms has been proposed (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 62).
-127823). Although such non-hydrous soft contact lenses have improved mechanical strength and flexibility, they are easily contaminated by dirt such as lipids, and their oxygen permeability is not enough to allow continuous wearing as contact lenses.

Further, in addition to the above, fluorine-containing methacrylate,
Non-hydrous soft contact lens comprising a copolymer of methacrylic acid ester, acrylic acid ester and crosslinkable monomer other than those described above (JP-A-62-127824), containing acrylic acid and / or methacrylic acid and crosslinkable monomer (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 62-127825) has been proposed for producing a non-water-containing oxygen-permeable soft contact lens obtained by esterifying a hard copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a monomer mixture with a fluorine-containing alcohol. . However, all of the contact lenses described in these publications have improved mechanical strength to some extent, and although oxygen permeability is somewhat good, when a large amount of a crosslinkable monomer is used to further improve mechanical strength, oxygen There are disadvantages in that the permeability is reduced, the flexibility is reduced, and the material becomes brittle.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In view of the above-mentioned prior art, the present inventors have shown that, in addition to being excellent in transparency, they exhibit substantially non-hydrous or low-hydrous content and have a sticky surface. As a result of intensive studies to obtain a soft ophthalmic lens material that is free from dirt such as lipids, has excellent oxygen permeability, and has mechanical strength that is practically satisfactory, all these properties are satisfied. For the first time, the present inventors have found an ophthalmic lens material, and have completed the present invention.

The term “substantially non-water-containing or low-water-containing” used herein means that the material has a water absorption of 5% or less.

[Means for Solving the Problems] That is, the present invention provides (A) a fluorine-containing (meth) acrylate, (B) an alkyl (meth) acrylate, and (C) a general formula (I): (Wherein Y ¹¹ and Y ¹² each independently represent an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a vinyl group or an allyl group, X ¹¹
And X ¹² are each independently a covalent bond, an oxygen atom or an alkylene glycol group, R ¹¹ and R ¹² are each independently a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R ¹³ , R ¹⁴ , R ¹⁵ , R ¹⁶ , R ¹⁷ and R ¹⁸ are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a phenyl group,
i is an integer of 1 to 1500, j is an integer of 0 to 1499 (however, i +
j is 1500 or less), and a polysiloxane macromonomer having a polymerizable group at both terminals represented by the general formula (D): (Wherein, Y ²¹ and Y ²² each independently represent an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group, a vinyl group or an allyl group, and R ³¹ and R ³⁴ each independently represent a group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
A linear or branched alkylene group, X ²¹ and X
²² are each independently an oxygen atom or an alkylene glycol group; R ³² and R ³³ are each independently a C 1-6
A linear or branched alkylene group, R ²³ , R ²⁴ ,
R ²⁵ , R ²⁶ , R ²⁷ and R ²⁸ each independently have 1 to 1 carbon atoms
3, an alkyl group or a phenyl group, E ²¹ and E ²² are each —NHCO—, m is an integer of 1 to 1500, and n is an integer of 0 to 1499 (where m + n is 1500 or less). The present invention relates to a soft ophthalmic lens material comprising a copolymer having a polysiloxane macromonomer having a functional group bonded to a siloxane main chain via one urethane bond as an essential copolymer component.

[Functions and Examples] As described above, the soft ophthalmic lens material of the present invention includes:
(A) fluorine-containing (meth) acrylic acid ester (hereinafter, referred to as
Monomer (A)), (B) alkyl (meth) acrylate (hereinafter, referred to as monomer (B)),
(C) General formula (I): (Wherein Y ¹¹ and Y ¹² each independently represent an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a vinyl group or an allyl group, X ¹¹
And X ¹² are each independently a covalent bond, an oxygen atom or an alkylene glycol group, R ¹¹ and R ¹² are each independently a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R ¹³ , R ¹⁴ , R ¹⁵ , R ¹⁶ , R ¹⁷ and R ¹⁸ are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a phenyl group,
i is an integer of 1 to 1500, j is an integer of 0 to 1499 (however, i +
j is 1500 or less)), a polysiloxane macromonomer having a polymerizable group at both ends represented by
Macromonomer (C)) and (D) the general formula (I
I): (Wherein, Y ²¹ and Y ²² each independently represent an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group, a vinyl group or an allyl group, and R ³¹ and R ³⁴ each independently represent a group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
A linear or branched alkylene group, X ²¹ and X
²² are each independently an oxygen atom or an alkylene glycol group; R ³² and R ³³ are each independently a C 1-6
A linear or branched alkylene group, R ²³ , R ²⁴ ,
R ²⁵ , R ²⁶ , R ²⁷ and R ²⁸ each independently have 1 to 1 carbon atoms
3, an alkyl group or a phenyl group, E ²¹ and E ²² are each —NHCO—, m is an integer of 1 to 1500, and n is an integer of 0 to 1499 (where m + n is 1500 or less). It is composed of a copolymer having a polysiloxane macromonomer (hereinafter, referred to as macromonomer (D)) in which an ionic group is bonded to a siloxane main chain via one urethane bond as an essential copolymerization component.

The monomer (A) is a component exhibiting an action of making it difficult for dirt such as lipids to adhere to the material without lowering the oxygen permeability of the material. Representative examples of such monomers (A), for example, the general formula _{(III): CH 2 = CR} 7 COOC p H (2p-q-r + 1) F q (OH) r (III) ( wherein, R ⁷ Is a hydrogen atom or CH ₃ , p is an integer of 1 to 15,
q is an integer of 1 to (2p + 1), and r is an integer of 0 to 2)
And a monomer represented by the following formula: Specific examples of such a monomer include, for example, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoro- t-pentyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2,3,4,4,4-
Hexafluorobutyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2,3,4,
4,4-hexafluoro-t-hexyl (meth) acrylate, 2,3,4,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-bis (trifluoromethyl) pentyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2,
3,3,4,4-hexafluorobutyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2,2,2 ', 2', 2'-hexafluoroisopropyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2,3,3,4,4 , 4-heptafluorobutyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5-octafluoropentyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2,3,3,
4,4,5,5,5-nonafluoropentyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7-dodecafluoroheptyl (meth) acrylate, 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8
Dodecafluorooctyl (meth) acrylate, 3,3,4,
4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-tridecafluorooctyl (meth) acrylate, 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7 , 7,7-Tridecafluoroheptyl (meth) acrylate, 3,3,4,4,
5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10-hexadecafluorodecyl (meth) acrylate, 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7 , 7,8,8,9,
9,10,10,10-heptadecafluorodecyl (meth) acrylate, 3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,11 , 11−
Octadecafluoroundecyl (meth) acrylate,
3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,11,11,11-nonadecafluoroundecyl (meth) acrylate, 3, 3,4,4,
5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,10,11,11,12,12-eicosafluorododecyl (meth) acrylate, 2-hydroxy-4,4,5 , 5,6,7,7,7-octafluoro-6-trifluoromethylheptyl (meth) acrylate, 2-hydroxy-4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9 , 9,9-Dodecafluoro-8
-Trifluoromethylnonyl (meth) acrylate, 2
-Hydroxy-4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,9,9,10,11,11,11
-Hexadecafluoro-10-trifluoromethylundecyl (meth) acrylate and the like.

The compounding amount of the monomer (A) depends on the amount of the essential copolymer component.
The amount is 5 to 70 parts, preferably 10 to 60 parts, particularly preferably 30 to 50 parts per 100 parts (parts by weight, hereinafter the same). If the amount of the monomer (A) is less than the above lower limit, the effect of compounding the monomer (A) will not be sufficiently exhibited, and the material will not only be easily contaminated by dirt such as lipids, but also mechanically. The strength tends to decrease.
If the amount is more than the above upper limit, the amount of other essential copolymerization components (monomer (B), macromonomer (C) and macromonomer (D)) used is relatively small, so that the obtained material is Lack of flexibility, elongation is small, and it tends to be brittle. Further, in this case, the obtained material has insufficient oxygen permeability, or the compatibility of the monomer (A) with other copolymer components is poor, so that the material is uniform, transparent and has good mechanical strength. Tends to be difficult to obtain.

The monomer (B) is a component having an effect of imparting appropriate flexibility to the ophthalmic lens material and further improving the compatibility between other essential copolymerization components. Specific examples of the monomer (B) include, for example, methyl (meth)
Acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, propyl (meth) acrylate, isopropyl (meth) acrylate, butyl (meth) acrylate, tert-butyl (meth) acrylate, isobutyl (meth) acrylate,
Pentyl (meth) acrylate, tert-pentyl (meth) acrylate, hexyl (meth) acrylate, heptyl (meth) acrylate, octyl (meth) acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl (meth) acrylate, nonyl (meth) acrylate, decyl (meth) Linear, branched, and cyclic alkyl (meth) acrylates such as acrylate, dodecyl (meth) acrylate, stearyl (meth) acrylate, cyclopentyl (meth) acrylate, and cyclohexyl (meth) acrylate; One or more of them are selected and used.

Among the monomers (B), an alkyl (meth) acrylate ester having a glass transition point (hereinafter, referred to as Tg) of 40 ° C. or lower when formed into a homopolymer increases the flexibility of the obtained ophthalmic lens material. It is particularly preferably used in the present invention because it has the advantage of being easily adjusted appropriately.

The molecular weight of the homopolymer here is about 10,000 or more. This is because when the molecular weight of the homopolymer is 10,000 or more, the Tg of the homopolymer does not depend on the molecular weight and does not change much.

The amount of the monomer (B) is 10
The amount is 5 to 60 parts, preferably 10 to 50 parts, particularly preferably 20 to 40 parts with respect to 0 parts. If the amount is less than the lower limit, the effect of compounding the monomer (B) is not sufficiently exhibited, and not only the flexibility of the obtained material is reduced, but also the amount of the essential copolymer component is reduced. Poor compatibility tends to make it difficult to obtain a material that is uniform, transparent and has good mechanical strength. When the amount of the other essential copolymerization component is relatively reduced when the amount is more than the upper limit, the effect of using the other essential copolymerization component is hardly exhibited, or the oxygen of the obtained material is reduced. There is a tendency that permeability is reduced, contamination is easily caused by stains such as lipids, and stickiness of the surface becomes remarkable.

The macromonomer (C) is a component that imparts excellent oxygen permeability to the ophthalmic lens material, and has polymerizable groups at both ends of the molecule. Since such a polymerizable group is copolymerized with another lens component (copolymer component), there is no possibility that the macromonomer (C) is eluted from the material.

As the macromonomer (C), the one represented by the general formula (I) is used as described above. In the general formula (I), Y ¹¹ and Y ¹² are as described above, independently acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a vinyl group or an allyl group. X ¹¹ and X ¹² each independently represent a covalent bond, an oxygen atom or an alkylene glycol group. Examples of such an alkylene glycol group include a general formula: —OC _k H _2k —O ₁ (where k is 2
An integer of 1 to 4 and l represents an integer of 1 to 5). In the general formula, when l is an integer of 6 or more, oxygen permeability or mechanical strength tends to decrease. Therefore, in the present invention, l is an integer of 1 to 5, particularly 1 It is preferably an integer of from 3 to 3. R ¹¹ and R ¹² are each independently a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and when the alkylene group has 7 or more carbon atoms, oxygen permeability decreases. The number of carbon atoms of the alkylene group which tends to be particularly preferred is 1 to 3. R ¹³ , R ¹⁴ , R ¹⁵ , R ¹⁶ , R ¹⁷
And R ¹⁸ each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a phenyl group. i is an integer of 1 to 1500 and j is an integer of 0 to 1499. When i + j is larger than 1500, the molecular weight of the macromonomer (C) becomes too large, and the compatibility with other copolymer components is increased. The material tends to be poorly dissolved at the time of blending or cloudy during polymerization, and a uniform and transparent material tends to be not obtained. Further, when i + j is 0, the oxygen permeability of the obtained material is only lowered. However, since the flexibility tends to decrease, i + j is 1
~ 1500, preferably 3 ~ 500, particularly preferably 0.5 ~ 100
It is desirable that

The amount of the macromonomer (C) used is in the range of 3 to 45 parts, preferably 5 to 35 parts, more preferably 10 to 25 parts based on 100 parts of the essential copolymer component. If the amount is less than the above range, the effect of using the macromonomer (C) is not sufficiently exhibited, and not only does the obtained material fail to sufficiently impart oxygen permeability, but also the resilience tends to be insufficient. It is in. When the amount is more than the above range, the amount of other components used is relatively small, and the obtained material has low elongation and is brittle, or stains such as lipids are easily attached, and other essential components are required. There is a tendency that compatibility with the copolymer component becomes poor and it is difficult to obtain a uniform and transparent material.

The macromonomer (D) has a resilient bond called a urethane bond, is reinforced by a siloxane portion without impairing the flexibility and oxygen permeability of the material, and has a resilient resilience (toughness or elasticity) as a material. It is a component that imparts certain elasticity and eliminates brittleness, that is, improves mechanical strength.

The macromonomer (D) has a polymerizable group at both ends of the molecule, and is copolymerized with another lens component (copolymer component) by such a polymerizable group, so that it is eluted from the obtained soft ophthalmic lens material. It has excellent properties that the obtained soft ophthalmic lens material is not only provided with a physical reinforcing effect by entanglement of molecules but also by a chemical bond.

As the macromonomer (D), the one represented by the general formula (II) is used as described above. In the general formula (II), Y ²¹ and Y ²² each independently represent an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group, a vinyl group or an allyl group, as described above. R ³¹ and R ³⁴
Represents an alkylene group having a straight or branched chain having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, as described above. R ³² and R ³³ are as above described, 1 carbon atoms each independently
6 represents an alkylene group having a straight or branched chain. R
²³ , R ²⁴ , R ²⁵ , R ²⁶ , R ²⁷ and R ²⁸ are as described above,
Each independently represents an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a phenyl group. E ²¹ and E ²² each represent a -NHCO-. X ²¹ and X ²² each independently represent an oxygen atom or an alkylene glycol group, and examples of such an alkylene glycol group include a general formula: —OC _x H _2x —O _y (where x is 2 to 4 An integer, y represents an integer of 1 to 5)
And the group represented by In the general formula, when y is an integer of 6 or more, oxygen permeability or mechanical strength tends to decrease. In the present invention, y is an integer of 1 to 5, particularly 1 It is preferably an integer of from 3 to 3. m is an integer of 1 to 1500, n is 0 to 1499
When m + n is larger than 1500, the molecular weight of the macromonomer (D) becomes too large, the compatibility with other copolymer components becomes poor, and the macromonomer (D) does not dissolve sufficiently at the time of compounding, Occasionally it becomes cloudy, and it is difficult to obtain a uniform and transparent material, and when it is 0, not only the oxygen permeability of the obtained material is lowered but also the flexibility tends to be reduced. It is desirable that m + n is an integer of 1 to 1500, preferably 2 to 500, particularly preferably 5 to 100.

The amount of the macromonomer (D) to be used is 3 to 40 parts, preferably 5 to 30 parts, more preferably 10 to 20 parts, per 100 parts of the essential copolymerization component. When the amount is less than the above range, the effect of using the macromonomer (D) is not sufficiently exerted, so that the obtained material is given elastic resilience (stickiness or stiff elasticity). And the material tends to be brittle. Moreover, in this case, there is a tendency that sufficient mechanical strength is hardly provided. Also, if the usage is more than the above range,
The amount of other essential copolymer components used is relatively small, and not only the flexibility of the obtained material is poor, but also the compatibility with other essential copolymer components becomes poor, and a uniform and transparent material is obtained. Tends to be difficult to be performed.

It is preferable to use a crosslinking agent to further improve the shape stability and durability of the material of the present invention, such as chemical resistance, heat resistance, solvent resistance, and shape stability, and to reduce elution. Further, a macromonomer having at least two polymerizable groups in a molecule may be used as a crosslinking agent.

Examples of the crosslinking agent include ethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, diethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, and triethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate.
Acrylate, propylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, dipropylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, allyl (meth) acrylate, vinyl (meth) acrylate, trimethylolpropane tri (meth) acrylate, methacryloyloxyethyl acrylate, divinylbenzene, diallyl phthalate , Diallyl adipate, triallyl isocyanurate, α-methylene-N
-Vinylpyrrolidone, 4-vinylbenzyl (meth) acrylate, 3-vinylbenzyl (meth) acrylate,
2,2-bis (p- (meth) acryloyloxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane, 2,2-bis (m- (meth) acryloyloxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane, 2,2-bis (o- (meth) acryloyl Oxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane, 2,2-bis (p-
(Meth) acryloyloxyphenyl) propane, 2,2
-Bis (m- (meth) acryloyloxyphenyl) propane, 2,2-bis (o- (meth) acryloyloxyphenyl) propane, 1,4-bis (2- (meth) acryloyloxyhexafluoroisopropyl) benzene,
1,3-bis (2- (meth) acryloyloxyhexafluoroisopropyl) benzene, 1,2-bis (2- (meth) acryloyloxyhexafluoroisopropyl)
Benzene, 1,4-bis (2- (meth) acryloyloxyisopropyl) benzene, 1,3-bis (2- (meth)
Acryloyloxyisopropyl) benzene, 1,2-bis (2- (meth) allyloyloxyisopropyl) benzene, and the like.
A mixture of more than one species is used.

The amount of the crosslinking agent is based on 100 parts of the essential copolymer component.
0.01 to 10 parts, preferably 0.05 to 8 parts, more preferably
0.1 to 5 parts. If the amount of the crosslinking agent is less than the lower limit, the effect of adding the crosslinking agent is not sufficiently exhibited, and if the amount exceeds the upper limit, the material tends to become brittle.

In addition, in order to appropriately adjust the mechanical strength of the obtained material, a reinforcing monomer may be further blended in addition to the essential copolymer component. Specific examples of such a reinforcing monomer include, for example, (meth) acrylic acid; styrenes such as styrene, methylstyrene, and dimethylaminostyrene; aromatic ring-containing (meth) acrylates such as benzyl (meth) acrylate; And alkyl esters such as itaconic acid, crotonic acid, maleic acid and fumaric acid. These reinforcing monomers are used alone or in combination of two or more.

Further, for the purpose of imparting hydrophilicity, a hydrophilic monomer may be further blended in addition to the essential copolymer component.
Specific examples of such a hydrophilic monomer include, for example, hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate, hydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, dihydroxypropyl (meth) acrylate, dihydroxybutyl (meth) acrylate, diethylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate. A) acrylates, triethylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate, dipropylene glycol mono (meth) acrylate, and other hydroxyl-containing (meth) acrylates; (meth) acrylic acid; N-vinylpyrrolidone, α-methylene-N-methylpyrrolidone,
Vinyl lactams such as N-vinylcaprolactam and N- (meth) acryloylpyrrolidone; (meth) acrylamide, N-methyl (meth) acrylamide, N-ethyl (meth) acrylamide, N-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylamide, N, N-dimethyl (meth) acrylamide, N, N-diethyl (meth) acrylamide, N-
(Meth) acrylamides such as ethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylamide; aminoethyl (meth) acrylate, N-methylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate,
Aminoalkyl (meth) acrylates such as N, N-dimethylaminoethyl (meth) acrylate; alkoxy group-containing (meth) acrylates such as methoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, ethoxyethyl (meth) acrylate, and methoxydiethylene glycol (meth) acrylate And the like. These hydrophilic monomers are used alone or in combination of two or more.

For the purpose of supplementarily improving oxygen permeability, a monomer that imparts good oxygen permeability may be further blended in addition to the essential copolymerization component. Specific examples of such a monomer include, for example, pentamethyldisiloxanylmethyl (meth) acrylate, pentamethyldisiloxanylpropyl (meth) acrylate, methylbis (trimethylsiloxy) silylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tris (trimethylsiloxy) Silylpropyl (meth) acrylate, mono [methylbis (trimethylsiloxy) siloxy] bis (trimethylsiloxy) silylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tris [methylbis (trimethylsiloxy) siloxy] silylpropyl (meth) acrylate, methylbis (trimethylsiloxy) silyl Propylglyceryl (meth) acrylate, tris (trimethylsiloxy) silylpropylglyceryl (meth) acrylate, mono [methylbis (trimethylsiloxy) Siloxy] bis (trimethylsiloxy) silyl propyl glyceryl (meth) acrylate, trimethylsilylethyl tetramethyl disiloxanyl propyl glyceryl (meth) acrylate, trimethylsilylmethyl (meth) acrylate, trimethylsilylpropyl (meth) acrylate, trimethylsilylpropyl glyceryl (meth)
Acrylate, pentamethyldisiloxanylpropyl glyceryl (meth) acrylate, methylbis (trimethylsiloxy) silylethyltetramethyldisiloxanylmethyl (meth) acrylate, tetramethyltriisopropylcyclotetrasiloxanylpropyl (meth) acrylate, tetra Silicon-containing (meth) acrylates such as methyltriisopropylcyclotetrasiloxybis (trimethylsiloxy) silylpropyl (meth) acrylate; pentafluorostyrene, trimethylstyrene, trifluoromethylstyrene, (pentamethyl-
3,3-bis (trimethylsiloxy) trisiloxanyl)
Fluorine or silicon-containing styrenes such as styrene and (hexamethyl-3-trimethylsiloxytrisiloxanyl) styrene; fluorine-containing alkyl groups and / or siloxanylalkyl groups such as itaconic acid, crotonic acid, maleic acid and fumaric acid And alkyl esters which may be substituted. These monomers are used alone or in combination of two or more.

The compounding amount of the reinforcing monomer, the hydrophilic monomer and the monomer that imparts oxygen permeability is desirably appropriately adjusted depending on the use of the obtained material, and is optional, but based on 100 parts of the essential copolymer component. 30 copies or less, especially 2
It is preferably 0 parts or less. When the amount of these monomers is larger than the upper limit, the amount of the essential copolymer components is relatively small, and the effect of the copolymer components tends to be insufficient.

When the hydrophilic monomer is blended, the amount of the hydrophilic monomer is 15 parts or less based on 100 parts of the essential copolymerization component. It is preferable for low water content. For example, when the materials of the present invention are used as contact lenses, it is preferred that such materials be substantially non-hydrous or very low hydrous. If such a material is substantially non-water-containing, microorganisms such as bacteria do not invade or multiply in the lens, so that complicated lens care such as disinfection does not have to be performed, and the water-containing material can be used. The decrease in mechanical strength due to the increase in the rate is small. In addition, when used as an intraocular lens, if it is substantially non-water-containing, a decrease in mechanical strength due to an increase in water content is small, and the shape retention and the like as a lens are not impaired. .

In addition, the copolymerization component, for the purpose of imparting ultraviolet absorptivity to the lens or to color the lens, or to cut off light in a partial wavelength range of visible light, the essential copolymerization component In addition, a polymerizable ultraviolet absorbent, a polymerizable dye, and a polymerizable ultraviolet absorbing dye may be added.

Specific examples of the polymerizable ultraviolet absorber include, for example, 2-hydroxy-4- (meth) acryloyloxybenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4- (meth) acryloyloxy-5-tert-butylbenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4 -(Meth) acryloyloxy-2 ', 4'-dichlorobenzophenone, 2-hydroxy-4- (2'-
Benzophenone-based polymerizable ultraviolet absorbers such as hydroxy-3 '-(meth) acryloyloxypropoxy) benzophenone; 2- (2'-hydroxy-5'-(meth) acryloyloxyethylphenyl) -2H-benzotriazole; (2'-hydroxy-5 '-(meth) acryloyloxyethylphenyl) -5-chloro-2H-benzotriazole, 2- (2'-hydroxy-5'-
(Meth) acryloyloxypropylphenyl) -2H-
Benzotriazole, 2- (2'-hydroxy-5'-
Benzotriazole polymerizable ultraviolet absorbers such as (meth) acryloyloxypropyl-3'-tert-butylphenyl) -5-chloro-2H-benzotriazole; salicylic acid such as phenyl 2-hydroxy-4-methacryloyloxymethylbenzoate Derivative polymerizable ultraviolet absorber;
And other polymerizable ultraviolet absorbers such as methyl 2-cyano-3-phenyl-3- (3 '-(meth) acryloyloxyphenyl) propenylate;
These polymerizable ultraviolet absorbers are used alone or in combination of two or more.

Specific examples of the polymerizable dye include, for example, 1-phenylazo-4- (meth) acryloyloxynaphthalene, 1-phenylazo-2-hydroxy-3- (meth)
Acryloyloxynaphthalene, 1-naphthylazo-2
-Hydroxy-3- (meth) acryloyloxynaphthalene, 1- (α-anthrylazo) -2-hydroxy-
3- (meth) acryloyloxynaphthalene, 1-
((4 '-(phenylazo) -phenyl) azo) -2-
Hydroxy-3- (meth) acryloyloxynaphthalene, 1- (2 ', 4'-xylylazo) -2- (meth) acryloyloxynaphthalene, 1- (o-tolylazo)
-2- (meth) acryloyloxynaphthalene, 2-
(M- (meth) acryloylamide-anilino) -4,6
-Bis (1 '-(o-tolylazo) -2'-naphthylamino) -1,3,5-triazine, 2- (m-vinylanilino) -4-((4'-nitrophenylazo) -anilino)- 6-chloro-1,3,5-triazine, 2- (1′-
(O-tolylazo) -2'-naphthyloxy) -4-
(M-vinylanilino) -6-chloro-1,3,5-triazine, 2- (p-vinylanilino) -4- (1 ′-(o
-Tolylazo) -2'-naphthylamino) -6-chloro-1,3,5-triazine, N- (1 '-(o-tolylazo) -2'-naphthyl) -3-vinylphthalic acid monoamide, N- ( 1 '-(o-tolylazo) -2'-naphthyl) -6-vinylphthalic acid monoamide, 3-vinylphthalic acid- (4'-p-sulfophenylazo) -1'-naphthyl) monoester, 6-vinylphthalic acid- (4'-
(P-sulfophenylazo) -1'-naphthyl) monoester, 3- (meth) acryloylamide-4-phenylazophenol, 3- (meth) acryloylamide-
4- (8'-hydroxy-3 ', 6'-disulfo-1'-
Naphthylazo) -phenol, 3- (meth) acryloylamide-4- (1'-phenylazo-2'-naphthylazo) -phenol, 3- (meth) acryloylamide-4- (p-tolylazo) -phenol, 2-amino −
4- (m- (2'-hydroxy-1'-naphthylazo)
Anilino) -6-isopropenyl-1,3,5-triazine, 2-amino-4- (N-methyl-p- (2′-hydroxy-1′-naphthylazo) anilino) -6-isopropenyl-1, 3,5-triazine, 2-amino-4- (m
-(4'-hydroxy-1'-phenylazo) anilino) -6-isopropenyl-1,3,5-triazine, 2-
Amino-4- (N-methyl-p- (4'-hydroxyphenylazo) anilino) -6-isopropenyl-1,3,5
-Triazine, 2-amino-4- (m- (3'-methyl-1'-phenyl-5'-hydroxy-4'-pyrazolylazo) anilino) -6-isopropenyl-1,3,5-triazine, 2-amino-4- (N-methyl-p- (3 '
-Methyl-1'-phenyl-5'-hydroxy-4'-
Pyrazolylazo) anilino) -6-isopropenyl-1,
3,5-triazine, 2-amino-4- (p-phenylazoanilino) -6-isopropenyl-1,3,5-triazine, 4-phenylazo-7- (meth) acryloylamide-1-naphthol Azo-based polymerizable dyes such as 1,5-bis ((meth) acryloylamino) -9,10-anthraquinone, 1- (4′-vinylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 4-amino-1- (4'-vinylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 5-amino-1
-(4'-vinylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 8-amino-1- (4'-vinylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 4-nitro-1-
(4'-vinylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 4-hydroxy-1- (4'-vinylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 1- (3'-vinylbenzoylamide) -9,10 -Anthraquinone, 1-
(2'-vinylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 1- (4'-isopropenylbenzoylamide)
-9,10-anthraquinone, 1- (3'-isopropenylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 1-
(2'-isopropenylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 1,4-bis- (4'-vinylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 1,4-bis (4'-
Isopropenylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 1,5-bis- (4'-vinylbenzoylamide)
-9,10-anthraquinone, 1,5-bis- (4'-isopropenylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone,
1-methylamino-4- (3'-vinylbenzoylamide) -9,10-anthraquinone, 1-methylamino-4-
(4'-vinylbenzoyloxyethylamino) -9,10
-Anthraquinone, 1-amino-4- (3'-vinylphenylamino) -9,10-anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 1-amino-4- (4'-vinylphenylamino)
-9,10-anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 1-amino-4- (2'-vinylbenzylamino) -9,10-anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 1-amino-4- (3'-
(Meth) acryloylaminophenylamino) -9,10-
Anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 1-amino-4-
(3 '-(meth) acryloylaminobenzylamino)
-9,10-anthraquinone-2-sulfonic acid, 1- (β-
Ethoxycarbonylallylamino) -9,10-anthraquinone, 1- (β-carboxyallylamino) -9,10-anthraquinone, 1,5-di- (β-carboxyallylamino) -9,10-anthraquinone, 1- (Β-isopropoxycarbonylallylamino) -5-benzoylamide-
9,10-anthraquinone, 2- (3 '-(meth) acryloylamide-anilino) -4- (3'-(3 "-sulfo-4" -aminoanthraquinone-1 "-yl) -amino-anilino)- 6-chloro-1,3,5-triazine, 2-
(3 '-(meth) acryloylamide-anilino) -4
-(3 '-(3 "-sulfo-4" -aminoanthraquinone-1 "-yl) -amino-anilino) -6-hydrazino-1,3,5-triazine, 2,4-bis-((4" -Methoxyanthraquinone-1 ″ -yl) -amino) -6
(3'-vinylanilino) -1,3,5-triazine, 2-
(2'-vinylphenoxy) -4- (4 '-(3 "-sulfo-4" -aminoanthraquinone-1 "-yl-amino) -anilino) -6-chloro-1,3,5-triazine and the like Anthraquinone-based polymerizable dyes; nitro-based polymerizable dyes such as o-nitroanilinomethyl (meth) acrylate;
And phthalocyanine-based polymerizable dyes such as (meth) acryloylated tetraamino copper phthalocyanine and (meth) acryloylated (dodecanoylated tetraamino copper phthalocyanine). These polymerizable dyes may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Used.

Specific examples of the polymerizable ultraviolet absorbing dye include, for example, 2,4-dihydroxy-3- (p-styrenoazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-5- (p-styrenoazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy- 3-
(P- (meth) acryloyloxymethylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-5- (p-
(Meth) acryloyloxymethylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-3- (p- (meth)
Acryloyloxyethylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-5- (p- (meth) acryloyloxyethylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4
-Dihydroxy-3- (p- (meth) acryloyloxypropylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-5- (p- (meth) acryloyloxypropylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-3- (O- (meth) acryloyloxymethylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-5-
(O- (meth) acryloyloxymethylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-3- (o-
(Meth) acryloyloxyethylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-5- (o- (meth)
Acryloyloxyethylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-3- (o- (meth) acryloyloxypropylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,
4-dihydroxy-5- (o- (meth) acryloyloxypropylphenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-3- (p- (N, N-di (meth) acryloyloxyethylamino) phenylazo) benzophenone, 2 , 4-Dihydroxy-5- (p- (N, N-di (meth)
(Acryloyloxyethylamino) phenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-3- (o- (N, N-di (meth) acryloyloxyethylamino) phenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-5- (o-
(N, N-di (meth) acryloylethylamino) phenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-3-
(P- (N-ethyl-N- (meth) acryloyloxyethylamino) phenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-
Dihydroxy-5- (p- (N-ethyl-N- (meth)
(Acryloyloxyethylamino) phenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-3- (o- (N-ethyl-N- (meth) acryloyloxyethylamino)
Phenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-
5- (o- (N-ethyl-N- (meth) acryloyloxyethylamino) phenylazo) benzophenone, 2,
4-dihydroxy-3- (p- (N-ethyl-N- (meth) acryloylamino) phenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-5- (p- (N-ethyl-N
-(Meth) acryloylamino) phenylazo) benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-3- (o- (N-ethyl-N- (meth) acryloylamino) phenylazo)
Benzophenone, 2,4-dihydroxy-5- (o- (N
Benzophenone-based polymerizable ultraviolet absorbing dyes such as -ethyl-N- (meth) acryloylamino) phenylazo) benzophenone and benzoic acid-based polymerizable ultraviolet absorbing agents such as phenyl 2-hydroxy-4- (p-styrenoazo) benzoate Dyes and the like are mentioned, and these polymerizable ultraviolet absorbing dyes are used alone or in combination of two or more.

The compounding amount of the polymerizable ultraviolet absorber, the polymerizable dye and the polymerizable ultraviolet absorbing dye is greatly affected by the thickness of the lens, and therefore should be 3 parts or less based on 100 parts of the essential copolymer component. Preferably, it is more preferably 0.1 to 2 parts. If the amount is more than 3 parts, the physical properties of the lens, such as strength, tend to decrease. In addition, taking into account the toxicity of ultraviolet absorbers and dyes, contact lenses or living bodies that come into direct contact with biological tissues are used. It tends to be unsuitable as a material for ophthalmic lenses such as implantable intraocular lenses. In addition, in the case of pigments, in particular, if the amount is too large, the color of the lens becomes too deep, the transparency is reduced, and the lens tends to be difficult to transmit visible light.

In the present invention, a lens component other than the essential copolymerization component, for example, a reinforcing monomer, a hydrophilic monomer, a monomer for imparting oxygen permeability, a polymerizable ultraviolet absorber, a polymerizable dye or a polymerizable ultraviolet absorbing dye For example, one or more kinds may be selected to form a macromonomer, which may be further blended with the above-mentioned essential copolymerization component as one of the lens components other than the essential polymerization component.

The above-mentioned lens components including the above-mentioned essential copolymer components are subjected to copolymerization after being appropriately adjusted according to the intended use of an ophthalmic lens such as a contact lens or an intraocular lens.

As a method for obtaining the ophthalmic lens material of the present invention, for example, a monomer (A), a monomer (B), a macromonomer (C), a macromonomer (D) and other components to be added as required are blended, and It is obtained by adding a radical polymerization initiator and polymerizing by a usual method.

Such a normal method is, for example, after mixing a radical polymerization initiator, gradually heating the mixture in a temperature range from room temperature to about 130 ° C., or irradiating electromagnetic waves such as microwaves, ultraviolet rays, and radiation (γ rays). Is the way. In the case of heat polymerization, the temperature may be raised stepwise. The polymerization may be performed by a bulk polymerization method, a solvent polymerization method using a solvent or the like, or may be performed by another method.

Specific examples of the radical polymerization initiator include, for example, azobisisobutyronitrile, azobisdimethylvaleronitrile, benzoyl peroxide, tert-butyl hydroperoxide, cumene hydroperoxide, and the like. Are used alone or in combination of two or more. When the polymerization is carried out by using a light beam or the like, it is preferable to further add a photopolymerization initiator or a sensitizer. The amount of the polymerization initiator and the sensitizer to be added is about 0.001 to 2 parts, preferably 0.01 to 1 part, per 100 parts of the lens component to be subjected to the polymerization.

When molding as an ophthalmic lens such as a contact lens or an intraocular lens, a molding method commonly used by those skilled in the art is employed. Examples of such a molding method include a cutting method and a mold method. In the cutting method, polymerization is performed in an appropriate mold or container, and a rod-shaped, block-shaped, or plate-shaped material (polymer) is obtained, and then processed into a desired shape by mechanical processing such as cutting or polishing. Is the way. The mold method is a method of preparing a mold corresponding to the shape of a desired ophthalmic lens, polymerizing the lens components in the mold to obtain a molded product, and mechanically finishing the product as necessary. It is.

Since the ophthalmic lens material of the present invention is a soft material at a temperature around room temperature, a molding method using a mold method is generally suitable. As a casting method, a spin casting method, a static casting method, and the like are known.

Further, when the intraocular lens is obtained, the support portion of the lens may be manufactured separately from the lens and attached to the lens later, or may be molded simultaneously (integrally) with the lens.

In the present invention, a plasma treatment may be applied to the ophthalmic lens material as needed. As a processing apparatus and a processing method, conventionally known ordinary apparatuses and methods are employed. The treatment is performed under an atmosphere of an inert gas such as helium, neon, or argon or a gas such as air, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, or carbon dioxide at a pressure of about 0.0001.
It is performed by irradiating plasma for several seconds to several tens of minutes under the conditions of Torr to several Torr and output of about several W to 100 W. A preferred treatment is to irradiate the plasma with an atmosphere of air, oxygen or argon at a pressure of about 0.05 Torr to 3 Torr and a power of about 10 W to 60 W for several minutes.

The ophthalmic lens material of the present invention thus obtained comprises (a)
Since it is soft, it is comfortable to wear when it is made into a contact lens, and when it is made into an intraocular lens, it can be inserted through a small incision without damaging the ocular tissue. Since it is water-containing or low-water-containing, there is no decrease in mechanical strength due to an increase in water content, the shape retention of the lens is not impaired, and bacteria and the like hardly propagate in the material. When it is done, there is no need to perform complicated treatment such as boiling disinfection. (C) Since it is too permeable to oxygen, it does not impair the metabolic function of the cornea when used as a contact lens. Because of its excellent strength, its shape is stable as a lens, it is not damaged by various physical treatments, and (e) it is difficult for dirt such as lipids to adhere. Without clouding, but also without an adverse effect on the eye tissue, it is one that exhibits the effect that (f) Since there is no stickiness of the surface, less prone to disorders such as adhesion to the eye tissue.

Next, the soft ophthalmic lens material of the present invention will be described in more detail based on Reference Examples and Examples, but the present invention is not limited to each of the examples.

Reference Example 1 [Synthesis of macromonomer (C)] In a 300 ml Erlenmeyer flask, bis-1,3-methacryloyloxymethyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane 0.0
625 mol (20.63 g), 0.5 mol (148 g) of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and 5 g of concentrated sulfuric acid were added, stoppered, and the mixture was stirred at room temperature (about 24 ° C.) for 24 hours. The reaction solution was treated with n-hexane 60
The mixture was placed in a 1-volume Erlenmeyer flask containing 0 ml and mixed well. This was washed twice with 300 ml of a 10% aqueous sodium carbonate solution. This was further washed with 300 ml of water, dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and the solvent was completely removed. The obtained viscous liquid was subjected to suction filtration to obtain a reaction product. Yield 153.45
g, yield was 91.0%. The infrared absorption spectrum and the proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of this reaction product were measured and analyzed. (A kind of macromonomer (C)).

Reference Example 2 [Synthesis of Macromonomer (C)] Bis-1,3-methacryloyloxymethyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane was placed in a 300 ml Erlenmeyer flask.
7 g, 148 g of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and 5 g of concentrated sulfuric acid were added, and the mixture was stoppered and stirred at room temperature (about 24 ° C.) for 24 hours. The reaction solution was placed in a one-volume Erlenmeyer flask containing 600 ml of n-hexane and mixed well. This was washed twice with 300 ml of a 10% aqueous sodium carbonate solution. Add 300 ml of water
, And dried over anhydrous magnesium sulfate to completely remove the solvent. The obtained viscous liquid was subjected to suction filtration to obtain a reaction product. The infrared absorption spectrum and the proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of this reaction product were measured and analyzed. (A kind of macromonomer (C)).

Reference Example 3 [Synthesis of Macromonomer (D)] In a 200 ml brown four-necked flask, the formula: 20 g (0.02 mol) of polydimethylsiloxane having hydroxyl groups at both ends represented by, 5 g of cyclohexane, and 0.01 g of dibutyltin dilaurate, and a thermometer, a cooling tube, and a 100-ml dropping funnel were attached to the four-necked flask.
The mixture was stirred using a stirring seal. 2 in the dropping funnel
-6.2 g of isocyanatoethyl methacrylate (0.04mo
l), 5 g of cyclohexane was added, the mixture in the four-necked flask was heated to 80 ° C, and 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate and cyclohexane in the dropping funnel were added dropwise over 30 minutes while maintaining the temperature at 80 to 85 ° C. . Thereafter, the mixture was stirred at 80 ° C. for 1 hour. After the completion of the reaction, the four-necked flask was cooled, and 300 ml of n-hexane was added. This was transferred to a 1000-ml separating funnel, and 200 ml of 20% saline was added to wash the n-hexane layer. This washing was performed four times. The n-hexane layer was transferred to a 500 ml Erlenmeyer flask, anhydrous magnesium sulfate was added thereto, and the mixture was allowed to dry overnight, and then filtered.
Transferred to a 0 ml eggplant flask. The n-hexane was removed using an evaporator, and the remaining content was transferred to a 100 ml eggplant flask. Using a capillary, 50 ° C, 0.12
The mixture was suctioned with mmHg for 20 minutes to remove low-boiling substances, and the remaining content was suction-filtered to obtain a reaction product. The infrared absorption spectrum and the proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of this reaction product were measured and analyzed. (However, A is Is shown to be a polysiloxane macromonomer (a kind of macromonomer (D)) bonded to the siloxane main chain via one urethane bond.

Reference Example 4 [Synthesis of Macromonomer (D)] Instead of the polydimethylsiloxane used in Reference Example 3, a formula: A reaction product was obtained by performing the same operation as in Reference Example 3 except that polydimethylsiloxane having hydroxyl groups at both ends represented by the following formula was used. The infrared absorption spectrum and the proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of this reaction product were measured and analyzed. (However, A is Is shown to be a polysiloxane macromonomer (a kind of macromonomer (D)) bonded to the siloxane main chain via one urethane bond.

Reference Example 5 [Synthesis of Macromonomer (D)] Instead of the polydimethylsiloxane used in Reference Example 3, a formula: A reaction product was obtained by performing the same operation as in Reference Example 3 except that polydimethylsiloxane having hydroxyl groups at both ends represented by the following formula was used. The infrared absorption spectrum and the proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of this reaction product were measured and analyzed. (However, A is Is shown to be a polysiloxane macromonomer (a kind of macromonomer (D)) bonded to the siloxane main chain via one urethane bond.

Reference Example 6 [Synthesis of Macromonomer (D)] Instead of the polydimethylsiloxane used in Reference Example 3, a formula: A reaction product was obtained by performing the same operation as in Reference Example 3 except that polydimethylsiloxane having hydroxyl groups at both ends represented by the following formula was used. The infrared absorption spectrum and the proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of this reaction product were measured and analyzed. (However, A is Is shown to be a polysiloxane macromonomer (a kind of macromonomer (D)) bonded to the siloxane main chain via one urethane bond.

Example 1 [Preparation of Ophthalmic Lens Material] A mold was prepared in which a gasket made of a fluororesin was sandwiched between polyester films from both sides, and the outside thereof was sandwiched between glass plates.

2,2,2,2 ', 2', 2'-hexafluoroisopropyl acrylate 45 parts by weight, butyl acrylate 30 parts by weight, macromonomer (C) obtained in Reference Example 1 10 parts by weight, Reference Example 3 15 parts by weight of the obtained macromonomer (D) and 0.5 parts by weight of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate were uniformly mixed, and 0.3 parts by weight of azobisdimethylvaleronitrile was added to prepare a liquid mixture, and the liquid mixture was poured into the mold. .

Transfer the mold into a circulating dryer and leave it at 50 ° C for 12 hours, then 2
The temperature was raised at a rate of 10 ° C. per hour, and the blended solution was polymerized to obtain a film-like copolymer.

Even if the surface of the obtained copolymer was touched with a fingertip, almost no stickiness was felt and the surface properties were good. In addition, even when the copolymer was folded in two and released, the resilience was good, for example, the copolymer was immediately restored to its original state. Therefore, this copolymer has favorable flexibility as a soft ophthalmic lens material. It was found to have. Moreover, as a result of observing the test piece in water with the naked eye, the appearance was transparent and there was no problem at all.

Next, the obtained film-like copolymer was punched out with a punch to a diameter of about 14 mm, and these were used as test pieces, and various physical properties were measured. In addition, the measurement of the physical properties was performed according to the method shown below. Table 1 shows the results.

[Punching Strength] (a) Punching Load A 1/16 inch diameter pressing needle was applied to the center of the test piece using an Instron type compression tester, and the load (g) at break of the test piece was measured. However, the values listed in Tables 1 and 2 are values obtained by converting the thickness of the test piece to 0.2 mm.

(B) Elongation The elongation (%) at break of the test piece was measured at the time of measuring the above-mentioned punching load (g).

(C) Strength index The strength of the material depends on both the elongation (%) and the punching load (g). Therefore, an intensity index was calculated by the following equation as a measure of relative intensity.

[Average thickness] The average thickness (mm) of the test piece when the oxygen permeability coefficient was measured by the following method was measured.

[Oxygen Permeability Coefficient] The oxygen permeability coefficient of the test piece was measured in physiological saline at 35 ° C. using a Kakenhi type film oxygen permeability meter manufactured by Rika Seiki Co., Ltd. The unit of the oxygen permeability coefficient is The oxygen permeability coefficient in Tables 1 and 2 is a value obtained by multiplying the value of the original oxygen permeability coefficient by 10 ¹¹ .

[Oleic acid swelling coefficient] Oleic acid is a component of eye oil. The fact that the material swells in oleic acid means that it has a good affinity for oleic acid. Therefore, by measuring the swelling coefficient of the material in oleic acid, it can be used as a measure of whether or not the lipid easily adheres to the material.

The oleic acid swelling coefficient was a value (no unit) obtained by dividing the size of a test piece in oleic acid at 35 ° C. by the size in physiological saline.

[Contact Angle] The contact angle of the test piece with water was measured at room temperature (about 20 ° C.) using a goniometer type contact angle measuring device (manufactured by Elma Optical Co., Ltd.)
℃), humidity was measured by an air bubble method in an atmosphere of 50%.

[Water Absorption] After extracting residual monomers and the like in the test piece by reflux extraction using hexane, the water absorption of the test piece was measured according to the following formula.

Here, W is the weight (g) of the test piece in the equilibrium hydrated state, Wo
Represents the weight (g) of the test piece in a dry state.

Examples 2 to 12 In the same manner as in Example 1, various components were blended and polymerized so as to have the composition shown in Table 1 to obtain a film-like copolymer, which was then processed and a test piece was obtained. I got it. Various physical properties of the obtained test pieces were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 1.

In addition, each symbol in Table 1 and Table 2 means the following components.

6FA: 2,2,2,2 ', 2', 2'-hexafluoroisopropyl acrylate BuA: butyl acrylate EDMA: ethylene glycol dimethacrylate V-65: azobisdimethylvaleronitrile Tables 1 and 2 The unit of the compounding amount of the compounding component in each is part by weight.

Each of the test pieces obtained in Examples 2 to 12 had good surface properties with almost no stickiness even when the surface was touched with a fingertip. In addition, the test piece was restored to its original state immediately after being folded and released, had good resilience, and had a favorable flexibility as a soft ophthalmic lens material. Further, when the test piece immersed in water was observed with the naked eye, the appearance was transparent and there was no problem at all.

Comparative Example 1 [Commercially available non-water-containing contact lens] A commercially available non-water-containing contact lens (trade name: Sofina, manufactured by Ricky Contact Lens Laboratory Co., Ltd.) was used as a test piece, and various physical properties were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. It was measured. Table 2 shows the results.

Comparative Example 2 [When monomer (A), macromonomer (C) and macromonomer (D) were not used] Various components were blended and polymerized in the same manner as in Example 1 so as to have the composition shown in Table 2. Then, after obtaining a film-like copolymer, this was processed to prepare a test piece. Various physical properties of the obtained test piece were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 2.

Comparative Examples 3 to 5 [When no macromonomer (D) is used] Various components were blended and polymerized in the same manner as in Example 1 so that the composition shown in Table 2 was obtained, and a film-like copolymer was obtained. After that, this was processed to produce a test piece. Various physical properties of the obtained test piece were measured in the same manner as in Example 1. The results are shown in Table 2.

In all of the products obtained in Examples 1 to 12, the punching load was 165 g or more, the strength index was 18 (same unit) or more, the oxygen permeability coefficient was 86 × 10 ^-11 (same unit) or more, and oleic acid swelled The coefficient was less than 1.07.

On the other hand, the contact lens used in Comparative Example 1 had an oxygen permeability coefficient of 30.0 × 10 ⁻¹¹ (same unit before), which was far from that obtained in Examples 1 to 12, and swelled with oleic acid. The coefficient was 1.23, which was considerably worse than that obtained in Examples 1 to 12, indicating that lipids were easily attached. Furthermore, such contact lenses have a sticky surface and are not preferred.

The one obtained in Comparative Example 2 had a punching load of 55.5 g, which was considerably lower than that obtained in Examples 1 to 12, lacked in mechanical strength, and had an oxygen permeability coefficient of 38.7 × 10 ^-11 (same unit). And the oleic acid swelling coefficient was 1.91, which is considerably worse than that obtained in Examples 1 to 12, indicating that lipids are easily attached. Furthermore, the one obtained in Comparative Example 2 is not preferable because the surface is sticky and lacks resilience.

In the products obtained in Comparative Examples 3 to 5, the strength index was 11 to 15.
(Before the unit) and significantly lower in mechanical strength than those obtained in Examples 1 to 12, and cannot be said to be preferable.

From the above, the ophthalmic lens material of the present invention has no stickiness on the surface due to the effect of the monomer (A), is less liable to be contaminated by lipids, and has a good compatibility with the macromonomer (C) and the macromonomer (D). It can be seen that the synergistic effect further enhances the mechanical strength and significantly improves the oxygen permeability as compared with the conventionally proposed non-water-containing soft ophthalmic lens material.

That is, it can be seen that there has been no ophthalmic lens material that satisfies all the physical properties aimed at by the present invention.

[Effects of the Invention] The ophthalmic lens material of the present invention is particularly soft, substantially non-hydrous or low-hydrous, hardly adheres dirt such as lipids, has no sticky surface, and has oxygen permeability. It is a transparent ophthalmic lens material with excellent properties and improved mechanical strength.

Therefore, since the ophthalmic lens material of the present invention is soft, a soft contact lens material with a good feeling of wearing,
It can be suitably used as an intraocular lens material that can be deformed and inserted through a small incision without damaging the eye tissue.

Further, since the ophthalmic lens material of the present invention is substantially non-hydrous or low-hydrous, there is no decrease in mechanical strength due to an increase in water content, and the shape retention required for the lens is impaired. In addition, since bacteria and the like hardly propagate in the material, for example, when used for contact lenses, there is an effect that complicated processing such as boiling disinfection is not required.

Further, since the ophthalmic lens material of the present invention is also excellent in oxygen permeability, when it is used as a conduct lens, for example, it has an effect of not impairing the metabolic function of the cornea.

Further, since the ophthalmic lens material of the present invention is excellent in mechanical strength, a lens having a stable shape can be obtained, and there is an effect that it is not damaged by various physical treatments.

Furthermore, the contact lens material for the eye of the present invention does not easily adhere to dirt such as lipids, so that there is no cloudiness of the lens due to the dirt and there is no stickiness on the surface, so that trouble such as adhesion to eye tissue does not easily occur. This has the effect.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Inventor Takanori Shibata 3-12-7 Biwajima, Nishi-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture Inside Menicon Research Laboratories Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroshi Yoshioka 2- 13-1 Isobe, Annaka-shi, Gunma Prefecture Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Silicone Electronic Materials Technology Research Laboratory (72) Inventor Akinari Itagaki 2-13-1, Isobe, Annaka-shi, Gunma Prefecture Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Silicone Electronic Materials Technology Research Laboratory (56) References JP JP-A-62-54220 (JP, A) JP-A-63-258917 (JP, A) JP-A-1-308419 (JP, A) JP-A-59-229524 (JP, A)

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] (A) a fluorine-containing (meth) acrylate, (B) an alkyl (meth) acrylate, (C) a general formula (I): (Wherein Y ¹¹ and Y ¹² each independently represent an acryloyl group, a methacryloyl group, a vinyl group or an allyl group, X ¹¹
And X ¹² are each independently a covalent bond, an oxygen atom or an alkylene glycol group, R ¹¹ and R ¹² are each independently a linear or branched alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R ¹³ , R ¹⁴ , R ¹⁵ , R ¹⁶ , R ¹⁷ and R ¹⁸ are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a phenyl group,
i is an integer of 1 to 1500, j is an integer of 0 to 1499 (however, i +
j is 1500 or less), and (D) a polysiloxane macromonomer having a polymerizable group at both terminals and (D) a general formula (II): (Wherein, Y ²¹ and Y ²² each independently represent an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group, a vinyl group or an allyl group, and R ³¹ and R ³⁴ each independently represent a group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
A linear or branched alkylene group, X ²¹ and X
²² are each independently an oxygen atom or an alkylene glycol group; R ³² and R ³³ are each independently a C 1-6
A linear or branched alkylene group, R ²³ , R ²⁴ ,
R ²⁵ , R ²⁶ , R ²⁷ and R ²⁸ each independently have 1 to 1 carbon atoms
3, an alkyl group or a phenyl group, E ²¹ and E ²² are each —NHCO—, m is an integer of 1 to 1500, and n is an integer of 0 to 1499 (where m + n is 1500 or less). A soft ophthalmic lens material comprising a copolymer having a polysiloxane macromonomer in which a functional group is bonded to a siloxane main chain through one urethane bond as an essential copolymer component.