First embodiment of a (meth)acrylic copolymer in the present invention includes following: a (meth)acrylic copolymer having at least one kind of constitutional unit selected from the group consisting of a constitutional unit (A1) having at least one kind of structure (I) selected from the group consisting of structures represented by the following formula (1), formula (2), or formula (3) and a constitutional unit (A2) having a triorganosilyloxycarbonyl group and a constitutional unit (B) derived from a macromonomer (b):

##STR00001## (where, X represents O, S, or NR.sup.14, R.sup.14 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 and R.sup.5 each represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group, or an aryl group, and R.sup.4 and R.sup.6 each represent an alkylene group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms).

A silicon-containing polymer is represented by the general formula: (I) wherein A, Q, Z, x, and y are as defined in the specification, and I is iodine. Group Q includes a hydrolyzable silane group and group A is fluorinated. A method of making the silicon-containing polymer is also disclosed.

A binder for a self polishing and/or antifouling coating composition comprising an oligomer or polymer composition, formed from at least 50% by weight of monomer units of a vinyl ester of versatic acid.

Provided is a silyl polymer-based antifouling coating composition that is capable of forming a coating film in which cracking is inhibited from occurring for a long period from the early stage of immersion in seawater and fresh water and enables to maintain excellent coating film consumption for a long term. The antifouling coating composition includes: a copolymer (A) containing a structural unit (a-1) derived from styrene or the like, a structural unit (a-2) derived from glycidyl (meth)acrylate, and optionally a structural unit (a-3) derived from another ethylenically unsaturated monomer; a polymer (B) containing a structural unit (b-1) derived from a monomer represented by the following Formula (b1): ##STR00001##
wherein X is a hydrogen atom or a carboxyl group; R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R.sup.2 to R.sup.6, which may be the same as or different from each other, are C.sub.1-C.sub.6 straight or branched chain alkyl; and n is an integer of 0 or 1 or more; and an antifoulant.

The present invention relates to an antifouling coating composition, an antifouling coating film, a substrate with an antifouling coating film and a production process for the substrate. The antifouling coating composition includes a hydrolyzable polymer (A) having a structural unit represented by the following formula (1) and having a weight-average molecular weight of 1000 to 5000 and an antifouling agent (B) including (b1) 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, and has a volatile organic compound (VOC) content of not more than 400 g/L. ##STR00001## [In the formula (1), M represents zinc or copper, and R.sup.1 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group.]

An anti-fogging and anti-fouling laminate, including: a substrate; and an anti-fogging and anti-fouling layer on the substrate where a surface of the anti-fogging and anti-fouling layer is flat, wherein the anti-fogging and anti-fouling layer is a cured product obtained by curing an active energy ray curable resin composition through an active energy ray, wherein the active energy ray curable resin composition includes a hydrophilic monomer having a radically polymerizable unsaturated group and a photopolymerization initiator, wherein a content of the hydrophilic monomer having a radically polymerizable unsaturated group in the active energy ray curable resin composition is 60% by mass or more, and wherein a surface of the anti-fogging and anti-fouling layer has a pure water contact angle of 90 or more.

The present invention relates to derivatives of , -disubstituted amide compounds which comprise a substituted aryl at the carbon such that the substituent provides a means for attachment or incorporation of the compound to or in a polymer. The provision of such a substituent on the aryl has surprisingly been found not only to permit attachment to or incorporation n a polymer but also retention of useful antifouling activity. In embodiments, the substituent is selected from hydroxyl, ethers, esters, carboxyls, alkylsilyls and alkenyls. Experiments demonstrate that antifouling activity can be as good or better as the corresponding unsubstituted compound and that polymers functionalized so as to include or be formed from the substituted compound can be used to reduce settlement.

There are provided a coating composition for applying inkjet printing thereto to form a marked preparation, the composition providing good ink affinity, suppression of ink bleed, and excellent gloss; and others. More specifically, there are provided a composition for applying inkjet printing thereto to form a marked preparation, the composition including a water-soluble cellulose ether having a viscosity at 20 C. of from 2 to 50.0 mPa.Math.s, as determined in 2% by mass aqueous solution, polyvinyl alcohol, and a solvent, wherein a mass ratio of the water-soluble cellulose ether to the polyvinyl alcohol is from 99.0:1.0 to 55.0:45.0; a method for producing a preparation marked with aqueous ink, including a coating step of coating an object with the composition to form a coating layer, and a printing step of inkjet-printing on the coating layer with aqueous ink to obtain a preparation marked with aqueous ink; and others.

The present disclosure relates to coated substrates, capillaries and microfluidic channels which exhibit an extended shelf life compared to uncoated substrates. More specifically the disclosure relates to charged coatings at physiological pH which may prolong the shelf life of the substrate, capillary or microfluidic channel before being applied to biological fluids. Said shelf life is measured by the ability to provide a low fluid contact angle after an extended storage interval in ambient atmospheric conditions.

Coated articles and medical devices are provided comprising a substrate with a surface having reactive functional groups, a polymerization initiator chemically bonded to the substrate via reaction with the reactive functional groups on the surface of the substrate; and a polymeric coating layer having a thickness greater than 10 nanometers and less than 2.5 microns. The polymeric coating layer is prepared from an aqueous monomer composition comprising at least 50 percent by weight of at least one (meth)acrylamide monomer having at least one ionic functional group. The polymeric coating layer is chemically bonded to and propagated from the polymerization initiator, and the polymeric coating layer demonstrates a water contact angle less than 10 degrees. The coated article retains a contact angle of less than 10 degrees after immersion in phosphate buffered aqueous saline solution at 22 C. for a period of 28 days.