Patent ID: 8222353

Claim:
A method comprising contacting a biomedical device formed from a hydrogel with a solution comprising at least one acyclic polyamide comprising repeating units of Formula I Wherein X is a direct bond, wherein R 3 is a C1 to C3 alkylene group; R 1 is selected from H, straight or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C4 alkyl groups, R 2 is selected from H, straight or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C4 alkyl groups, amino groups having up to two carbons, amide groups having up to four carbon atoms and alkoxy groups having up to two carbons and wherein the number of carbon atoms in R 1 and R 2 taken together is 8 or less, under conditions sufficient to incorporate a lubricious effective amount of said acyclic polyamide in said biomedical device.