A composite material of resinfluorine-containing boric acid composite particles comprising a resin, and a condensate of boric acid and a fluorine-containing alcohol represented by the general formula R.sub.F-A-OH (wherein R.sub.F is a perfluoroalkyl group having 6 or less carbon atoms, or a polyfluoroalkyl group, in which some of the fluorine atom or atoms of the perfluoroalkyl group are replaced by a hydrogen atom or hydrogen atoms, and which contains a terminal perfluoroalkyl group having 6 or less carbon atoms and a perfluoroalkylene group having 6 or less carbon atoms; and A is an alkylene group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or comprising a resin, and a condensate of boric acid, the said fluorine-containing alcohol and an alkoxysilane at a molar ratio of 1.0 or less based on the fluorine-containing alcohol. These composite materials of resinfluorine-containing boric acid composite particles has good adhesion to inorganic substrates, and the like.

Articles including the reaction product of an organic coating compound covalently bound to the surface thereof and methods of making the same are provided. The organic coating compound including at least one of an amine group, a hydroxyl group, or a carbonyl group. The reaction product covalently bound directly to the surface of the implantable medical device via at least one of an amine linkage, an ether linkage, or a ketone linkage.

A powder coating composition for a primer for a fluororesin layer and providing strong adhesion. The composition including an amide group-containable polymer compound (A), polyphenylene sulfide (B), and perfluorinated fluororesin (C), where the polymer compound (A) is an amide group-containing polymer (a1) having an amide group and an aromatic ring and/or an amide group-containing polymer precursor (a2) that changes to the amide group-containing polymer (a1) during sintering when forming the composition into a film, a content of the polyphenylene sulfide (B) is 1-50 mass % of a total of the polymer compound (A) and the polyphenylene sulfide (B), the perfluorinated fluororesin (C) includes tetrafluoroethylene in a range of 85.0-99.5 mol % and has a MFR in a range of 5-30 (g/10 min), and a content of the perfluorinated fluororesin (C) is 50.0-95.0 mass % of a total of the polymer compound (A), the polyphenylene sulfide (B), and the perfluorinated fluororesin (C).

A coating film includes a water-repellent resin having a smooth surface and a contact angle of 70 degrees or more. The coating film has a plurality of protrusions formed by the water-repellent resin, and the plurality of protrusions are scattered in the coating film and each have an end portion with a convex surface formed by cutting out a continuous region accounting for 50% or more of a spherical surface. The spherical surfaces each have an average radius of curvature of 16 ?m or less. An average distance between each ones of the plurality of protrusions adjacent to each other is less than or equal to 30 times a radius of curvature.

Provided is a coating composition capable of forming a coating film capable of maintaining excellent tack-free properties (releasability) for a long period of time on a plastic substrate or a rubber substrate, and particularly an elastic substrate made of rubber. The coating composition contains a rubber and an oil that is a liquid at 25? C., wherein the oil is dispersed at an average particle diameter of 50 ?m or less.

The present invention provides antifouling coating compositions having excellent long-term storage stability and provides an antifouling coating composition that can maintain the stable dissolution and antifouling performance of a coating film without causing coating film defects such as cracks in seawater for a long term, such that an antifouling coating film having increased environmental safety can be formed. The present invention provides an antifouling coating composition containing: (A) a triorganosilyl ester-containing copolymer obtained from a mixture of (a) a triorganosilyl (meth)acrylate monomer represented by general formula (1): ##STR00001## (here, R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are the same or different from each other and each represents a C.sub.3-6 alkyl group branched at the -position or a phenyl group) and (b) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable with the triorganosilyl (meth)acrylate monomer; and (B) calcium sulfate hydrate.

Described herein are fluid complex coacervates that produce solid adhesives in situ. Oppositely charged polyelectrolytes were designed to form fluid adhesive complex coacervates at ionic strengths higher than the ionic strength of the application site, but an insoluble adhesive solid or gel at the application site. When the fluid, high ionic strength adhesive complex coacervates are introduced into the lower ionic strength application site, the fluid complex coacervate is converted to a an adhesive solid or gel as the salt concentration in the complex coacervate equilibrates to the application site salt concentration. In one embodiment, the fluid complex coacervates are designed to solidify in situ at physiological ionic strength and have numerous medical applications. In other aspects, the fluid complex coacervates can be used in aqueous environment for non-medical applications.

The invention provides a highly durable surface coating intended to inhibit the formation of ice at sub-0 C. temperatures as well as reduce the accumulation of dirt and insect debris to a vehicle surface upon impact. A continuous, durable matrix surrounds both low-surface-energy (low-adhesion) material inclusions as well as hygroscopic material inclusions. Some variations provide a low-friction, low-adhesion material comprising: a durable continuous matrix; a plurality of first inclusions, dispersed within the matrix, each comprising a low-surface-energy polymer; and a plurality of second inclusions, dispersed within the matrix, each comprising a hygroscopic material. The matrix and the first and second inclusions form a lubricating surface layer in the presence of humidity. Other variations employ a durable continuous matrix and a plurality of inclusions, dispersed within the matrix, each comprising a low-surface-energy polymer surrounding a hygroscopic material. Coating precursors and methods of forming final coatings are also described.

Articles having poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and silica nanoparticle multilayer coatings are provided. More specifically, the articles include a substrate and a multilayer coating attached to the substrate. The multilayer coating includes a silica layer that is the outermost layer, the silica layer containing acid-sintered interconnected silica nanoparticles arranged to form a continuous three-dimensional porous network. The multilayer coating also includes a PVA layer disposed between a surface of the substrate and the outermost silica layer. The PVA and silica nanoparticle coatings can be used on a large variety of substrates and tend to be resistant to impacts, scratches, wet abrasions, soil and fog.

Provided are an antifouling film, which includes silica particles (a), a polymer (b) having an acrylamide structure and at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of SO.sub.3M and COOM, and a polymer (c) having an acrylamide structure and a hydrocarbon group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and a composition for forming an antifouling film, an antifouling film laminate, and a method for manufacturing an antifouling film which are applications of the antifouling film. M represents a hydrogen atom or represents an atom or an atomic group which can become a cation by being dissociated.