Issue 89, 2015

Carbazole-grafted silicone hydrogel with a high refractive index for intraocular lens

Abstract

The refractive index (RI) is an important parameter for intraocular lens biomaterials. In this paper, a novel carbazole-grafted methacrylic polysiloxane macromonomer (MA-CZ-PDMS) with a high RI value was synthesized and its structure was confirmed by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR). The polysiloxane macromonomer can copolymerize with monomers of 3-methacryloxypropyl tris(trimethylsiloxy) silane (TRIS) and N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA) to prepare transparent high RI silicone hydrogel. Increasing MA-CZ-PDMS macromonomer content in the silicone hydrogels improved its water content, RI value, and mechanical properties, however decreased slightly glass transition temperature (Tg) and transmittance of blue light. The carbazole-grafted silicone hydrogel possessed good cytocompatibility and in vivo biocompatibility in rabbit eyes. The results demonstrate that the carbazole-grafted silicone hydrogel has a potential application as high RI ocular refractive correction biomaterial.

Graphical abstract: Carbazole-grafted silicone hydrogel with a high refractive index for intraocular lens

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
04 Jun 2015
Accepted
20 Aug 2015
First published
21 Aug 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 72736-72744

Author version available

Carbazole-grafted silicone hydrogel with a high refractive index for intraocular lens

J. Xu, W. Zhu, L. Jiang, J. Xu, Y. Zhang and Y. Cui, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 72736 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA10614A

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