Friction studies of hydrogel contact lenses using AFM: Non-crosslinked polymers of low friction at the surface

Seong Han Kim; Chris Marmo; Gabor A. Somorjai

doi:10.1016/S0142-9612(01)00175-2

Friction studies of hydrogel contact lenses using AFM: Non-crosslinked polymers of low friction at the surface

Seong Han Kim, Chris Marmo, Gabor A. Somorjai

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The surface of soft contact lenses made of crosslinked poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate), pHEMA, has been investigated with atomic force microscopy in contact mode. The friction force and adhesive force measurements were able to differentiate the non-crosslinked pHEMA chains from the surface of the crosslinked pHEMA networks. These non-crosslinked pHEMA chains at the surface were anchored to the crosslinked pHEMA network, most likely by entanglement and their surfaces were about 2-4nm higher than the surrounding surface in a dehydrated state. In saline solution, the surface friction and adhesive force of the contact lens were significantly reduced compared to those measured for the surface-dehydrated contact lens.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	3285-3294
Number of pages	10
Journal	Biomaterials
Volume	22
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0142-9612(01)00175-2
State	Published - Dec 15 2001

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Bioengineering
Ceramics and Composites
Biophysics
Biomaterials
Mechanics of Materials

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