Polymerizable absorbers of UV and high energy visible light

• Main Authors: Mahadevan, Shivkumar, Arnold, Stephen C, Maharvi, Ghulam
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.11.2022
• Subjects: ACYCLIC OR CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; CONTACT LENSES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS; OPTICS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PHYSICS; PROSTHESES; SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURESAS SPECTACLES; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

Described are polymerizable high energy light absorbing compounds of formula I:wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and X are as described herein. The compounds absorb various wavelengths of ultraviolet and/or high energy visible light and are suitable for incorporation in various products, such as biomedical devices and ophthalmic devices.