Is pHEMA vegan?

Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate is also known as pHEMA.

Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate (pHEMA) is a synthetic homopolymer of hydroxyethyl methacrylate that forms a hydrogel in water, widely used in contact lenses and other biomedical and cosmetic applications.

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