Patent ID: 9345814
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: A61L

Claim Text:
1. A biocompatible polymer comprising a hydrophobic monomer and hydrophilic monomer[s], the biocompatible polymer having a backbone structure comprising at least a tertiary carbon grouping; and the biocompatible polymer being of the structure of formula I: wherein m and n can be positive integers from 1 to 100,000; wherein the hydrophobic monomer can be a methacrylate or fluorinated methacrylate; wherein the hydrophilic monomer is a residue of the structure of formula IV: wherein R  and R or the biocompatible polymer being of the structure of formula III: wherein for both the hydrophilic monomer 1 and the hydrophilic monomer 2, R wherein, for the hydrophilic monomer 1, R and wherein, for the hydrophilic monomer 2, R