Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to an amphiphilic copolymer comprising: a) repeating monomeric units comprising a pendant zwitterionic moiety; b) repeating monomeric units comprising a pendant group comprising a fluorine-containing group and at least one heteroatom; and c) optionally, secondary repeating monomeric units comprising a pendant group comprising a functional group selected from the group consisting of phosphate groups, phosphonate groups, sulfonate groups, alkoxysilane groups, carboxylate groups, and any combinations thereof; and wherein the repeating monomeric units of the amphiphilic copolymer independently comprise an ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable group selected from the group of (meth)acrylate ester containing groups. In another aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a protective coating composition comprising: a) an amphiphilic copolymer as described above, and b) a solvent comprising water.
Abstract:
A method of making a coatable composition includes: a) providing a initial composition comprising silica nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous liquid medium, wherein the silica nanoparticles have a particle size distribution with an average particle size of less than or equal to 100 nanometers, and wherein the silica sol has a pH greater than 6; b) acidifying the initial composition to a pH of less than or equal to 4 using inorganic acid to provide an acidified composition; and c) dissolving at least one metal compound in the acidified composition to provide a coatable composition. Coatable compositions and soil-resistant compositions, preparable by the method, are also disclosed. Soil-resistant articles including the soil-resistant compositions are also disclosed.
Abstract:
In one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an antireflective coating composition comprising (a) hydrophilic spherical silica nanoparticles; (b) hydrophilic elongated silica nanoparticles, wherein the coating composition exhibits a pH-value in the range of from 7 to 12.5 and the ratio between the hydrophilic spherical silica nanoparticles (a) and the hydrophilic non-spherical silica nanoparticles (b) is in the range of from 10:1 to 1:10. In a further aspect of the present disclosure there is provided a method for coating a substrate, comprising the steps (i) providing a substrate having at least one surface; (ii) providing the antireflective coating composition according to the present disclosure; (iii) coating the substrate on at least one surface; (iv) drying the coating, thereby obtaining a coated substrate, wherein step (iv) is carried out at a temperature in the range of from 5 °C to 300 °C.
Abstract:
A method of making a coatable composition includes: a) providing a initial composition comprising silica nanoparticles dispersed in an aqueous liquid medium, wherein the silica nanoparticles have a particle size distribution with an average particle size of less than or equal to 20 nanometers, and wherein the silica sol has a pH greater than 6; b) acidifying the initial composition to a pH of less than or equal to 4 using inorganic acid to provide an acidified composition; and c) dissolving at least one metal compound in the acidified composition to provide a coatable composition. Coatable compositions, wear-resistant compositions, preparable by the method are also disclosed. Wear-resistant articles including the wear-resistant compositions are also disclosed
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a silica nanoparticle coating assembly having enhanced durability and articles bearing silica nanoparticle coating assemblies thereon. The present invention is also directed to a method for enhancing abrasion resistance of a coating comprising sintered nanosilica particles coated onto a substrate.