Surface wettability improvement of silicone elastomers synthesized with water-soluble polyacrylic acid molds

The aim of this work was to evaluate the use of water‐soluble hydrophilic plastic molds for preparing siloxane based random copolymers and for enhancing the surface wettability of resultant polymers, with a view for contact lens manufacture. The random copolymer consisted of silicone monomers and a...

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Published in:	Journal of applied polymer science Vol. 89; no. 14; pp. 3786 - 3789
Main Authors:	Hiratani, Haruyuki, Baba, Masaki, Yasui, Tutomu, Ito, Eri, Lanry Yung, Lin-Yue
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 29-09-2003 Wiley
Subjects:	Applied sciences Exact sciences and technology hydrophilic polymers Machinery and processing molding Moulding compound preparation. Mixing Plastics Polymer industry, paints, wood silicones surfaces Technology of polymers Molding equipment Propylene polymer Ethylene oxide polymer hydrophilic polymers Random copolymer Wettability silicones Pyrrolidone(vinyl) polymer surfaces Polyurethane Acrylic acid polymer Plastic mold Surface properties Pyrrolidone(vinyl) copolymer Prepolymer molding Radical copolymerization Dimethylsiloxane copolymer Silicone elastomer
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Summary:	The aim of this work was to evaluate the use of water‐soluble hydrophilic plastic molds for preparing siloxane based random copolymers and for enhancing the surface wettability of resultant polymers, with a view for contact lens manufacture. The random copolymer consisted of silicone monomers and a small amount of N‐vinyl‐2‐pyrrolidone (NVP) along with vinyl acetate and diethyleneglycoldiallylether as a crosslinker. The surface of this copolymer, which faced against a polyacrylic acid (PAA) mold, showed a higher degree of wettability compared to that obtained against a hydrophobic polypropylene (PP) mold. After heating at 80°C for 4 h, the surface of this copolymer became hydrophobic. When it was immersed in water, however, the high degree of surface wettability regained within 30 s, whereas no significant change in wettability was observed for the PP‐facing surface. The results obtained from X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy indicated that the polar fraction, which is attributed to NVP fractions of the copolymer, concentrated at the vicinity of the PAA facing surface and, in consequence, improved the surface wettability. This surface also showed a dynamic rearrangement of the wettability in response to changes of the surrounding environment. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 89: 3786–3789, 2003
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ISSN:	0021-8995 1097-4628
DOI:	10.1002/app.12523