| abstract |
PCT No. PCT/EP95/04052 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 4, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 4, 1997 PCT Filed Oct. 16, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/13511 PCT Pub. Date May 9, 1996The present invention relates to polymerizable derivatives of carbohydrates comprising a carbohydrate radical and more than one radically polymerizable hydrocarbon group which is linked optionally via a spacer to the carbohydrate radical, to homopolymers, copolymers, block copolymers, graft copolymers and polymeric networks thereof, to capsules, fibers, films and coatings having water-binding and biocompatible properties, and to molded articles, for example contact lenses or biomedicinal articles, comprising the mentioned polymers, as well as to processes for the preparation of the mentioned polymers and articles. |