Patent ID: 7396890

Claim:
A polymer formed from a reaction mixture comprising at least one hydrophilic monomer, at least one silicone containing component and at least one (meth)acrylamide monomer of the formula: wherein R is H or CH 3 , R 1 is selected from H, substituted and unsubstituted alkyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, substituted and unsubstituted benzene and toluene groups and and R 2 , R 3 and R 4 are independently selected from alkyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, substituted and unsubstituted benzene and toluene groups, and OSiR 5 R 6 R 7 wherein R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are independently selected from the group consisting of straight or branched alkyl groups having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and wherein said polymer has a water content of at least 20%.