Novel biomimetic hydrogel materials and methods for their preparation. Hydrogels containing acrylamide-functionalized carbohydrate, sulfoxide, sulfide or sulfone copolymerized with a hydrophilic or hydrophobic copolymerizing material selected from the group consisting of an acrylamide, methacrylamide, acrylate, methacrylate, vinyl and a derivative thereof present in concentration from about 1 to about 99 wt %. and methods for their preparation. The method of use of the new hydrogels for fabrication of soft contact lenses and biomedical implants.

Inventors:  Bertozzi, Carolyn (Albany, CA) 
                     Mukkamala, Ravindranath (Houston, TX) 
                    Chen, Oing (Albany, CA) 
                    Hu, Hopin (Albuquerque, NM) 
                    Baude, Dominique (Creteil, FR) 
 

Application Number: 09/574938
 

Publication Date: 04/22/2003