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. 2014 Sep 10;9(9):e106653. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106653

Table 1. Properties of the Contact Lens Hydrogel Materials [47].

Commercial name Acuvue Advance Acuvue Oasys ProClear PureVision
(US adopted name) Galyfilcon A Senofilcon A Omafilcon A Balafilcon A
Manufacturer Johnson & Johnson Johnson & Johnson Coopervision Bausch & Lomb
Water content 47 38 60 36
Principal Monomer mPDMS + DMA + HEMA+ siloxane macromer+ EGDMA + PVP mPDMS + DMA + HEMA + siloxane macromer + TEGDMA + PVP HEMA + PC NVP + TPVC + NVA + PBVC
FDA group * V(I) V(I) II V(III)
Low water Low water High water Low water
Non-ionic Non-ionic Non-ionic Ionic

*FDA (Food and Drug Administration) categorizes all silicone hydrogel contact lenses as group V, however it is more practical to use groups for conventional hydrogels to better understand their material properties. HEMA, Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate; PC, Phosphotidylcholine; NVP, N-Vinylpyrrolidone; TPVC, Tris(trimethylsiloxysilyl) Propyvinyl Carbamate; NVA, N-Vinyl Aminobutyric Acid; PBVC, Poly(dimethysiloxy)di (silylbutanol) Bis(Vinyl Carbamate); mPDMS, monofunctional Polydimethylsiloxane; DMA, N, N-Dimethylacrylamide; EGDMA, Ethyleneglycol Dimethacrylate; PVP, Polyvinyl Pyrrolidone; TEGDMA, Tetra-Ethyleneglycol Dimethacrylate