Cleaning and liquid contact with solids – Processes – Including application of electrical radiant or wave energy...
Patent
1996-10-15
1999-03-16
El-Arini, Zeinab
Cleaning and liquid contact with solids
Processes
Including application of electrical radiant or wave energy...
134 42, B08B 312, B08B 702
Patent
active
058824219
ABSTRACT:
The tackiness associated with certain soft acrylic polymers can be reduced by plasma treatment of the polymer surface. This is particularly useful with regard to intraocular lenses (IOLs), especially foldable IOLs, which are made from such soft acrylic polymers.
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Green George
LeBoeuf Albert R.
Piper Barbara A.
Alcon Laboratories Inc.
El-Arini Zeinab
Ryan Patrick M.
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