Study on the Silicone Contact Lens Using AA and BMA

AA(Acrylic acid)와 BMA(Butyl methacrylate)를 이용한 실리콘 콘택트렌즈에 관한 연구

We polymerized material of AA(Acrylic acid) and BMA(butyl methacrylate) to make up for the weak points of hydrogel contact lens. The synthesis process of silicone synthesis is as follows. Acrylate-PDMS(Polydimethylsiloxane)-Urethane prepolymer was composed after Diisocynate reacted with HEMA(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) under the catalyst and it reacted again with bis(hydroxyalkyl) terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane) with high oxygen transmissibility characteristics. HEMA(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) was used to make prepolymer that can be polymerized and the urethane was used to improve elasticity and oxygen transmissibility, copolymerization was performed with conventional hydrogel contact lens materials to make silicone hydrogel contact lens with higher oxygen transmissibility. For manufacturing of contact lens, We added BMA(Butyl methacrylate) with better elasticity and flexibility, and AA(Acrylic acid) with higher moisturizing to used contact lens materials. AIBN (Azobis2-methylpropionitrile) as initiator and EGDMA(Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylat) as crosslinking agent were used and the lens with higher oxygen transmissibility and better moisturizing were manufactured complying with basic contact lens properties, which have several combination trial of each monomer characteristics. Compounding SN which included SILICONE, HEMA, NVP and EGDMA etc was showed by swelling ratio of 9.38% and water content of 23.7%. SN was showed by swelling ratio of 9.38%, water content of 23.7% and a visible ray transmissibility of 89%. SB which added BMA in the SN was showed by swelling ratio of 12.50%, water content of 18.56% and a visible ray transmissibility of 88%. SAB which added both AA and BMA in the SN was showed by swelling ratio of 8.33%, water content of 12.93% and a visible ray transmissibility of 88%.

우리는 하이드로겔 렌즈의 단점을 보완하기 위해 AA(Acrylic acid) and BMA(butyl methacrylate)의 재료를 중합하였다. 실리콘의 합성과정은 다음과 같다. Disocynate를 HEMA(2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate)와 촉매 하에서 반응시킨 후 다시 고 산소 투과성 특성을 가지는 bis(hydroxyalkyl)terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane)를 반응시켜 Acrylate-PDMS(Polydimethylsiloxane)-Urethane prepolymer를 합성하였다. HEMA(2-hydroxyet-hylmethacrylate)는 중합 가능한 prepolymer를 만들기 위해서 사용하였으며, Urethane의 도입은 탄성이 좋고 산소투과성을 높이기 위해 사용하였다. 이렇게 만들어진 prepolymer를 기존 하이드로겔 콘택트렌즈의 재료들과 공중합하여 산소투과성이 좋은 실리콘 하이드로겔 렌즈(silicone hydrogel contact lens)를 제조하였다. 콘택트렌즈 제조를 위해 기존에 사용된 콘택트렌즈 재료에 탄성과 유연성이 좋은 BMA(Butyl methacrylate), 습윤성이 좋은 AA(Acrylic acid)를 첨가하였다. 개시제로는 AIBN(Azobis2-methylpropionitrile)을, 교차결합제로 EGDMA(Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylat)를 사용하였다. 각 monomer의 특징에 따라 여러 가지 조합을 시도하여 기본적인 콘택트렌즈 물성을 만족하면서 동시에 산소투과성과 습윤성이 좋은 렌즈를 제조하였다. SILICONE, HEMA, NVP과 EGDMA등이 포함된 SN은 팽윤율(swelling ratio) 9.38%, 함수율(water content) 23.72%로 나타났고, 가시광선 투과율은 88%로 나타났다. AA를 첨가한 SA는 팽윤율(swelling ratio) 9.38%, 함수율(water content) 23.72%로 나타났고, 가시광선 투과율은 88%로 나타났다. SN에 BMA를 첨가한 SB는 팽윤율(swelling ratio) 12.50%, 함수율(water content) 18.56%로 나타났고, 가시광선 투과율은 88%로 나타났다. SN에 AA와 BMA를 첨가한 SAB는 팽윤율(swelling ratio) 8.33%, 함수율(water content) 12.93%로 나타났고, 가시광선 투과율은 88%로 나타났다.