The present disclosure provides for a coating composition system suitable for forming a stain resistant and soft tactile texture coating onto a variety of substrate materials including plastic materials, metal materials, ceramic materials, and concrete materials. The coating composition system can be cured under mild curing conditions, and provides the resulting coating with excellent properties in terms of adhesion to the substrates, strength, and abrasion resistance. The present disclosure also provides for a method for preparing the coating composition system, and the use thereof.

There is provided herein an elastomeric coating composition containing (a) at least one condensation polymerization-effective polymer bearing two or more silicon atoms; (b) a surface wetting agent, (c) a filler; (d) a condensation catalyst; and, (e) optionally, one or more crosslinking agents. There are also provided architectural coatings including the same, as well as single coat anti-dirt, and/or anti-stain, and/or anti-fouling coatings including the same.

A process for forming a fingerprint-resistant coating on a substrate comprising activating the substrate by exposure to a plasma, and then depositing on the activated substrate at least one alkyl backbone monolayer, and hydroxyl-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (OHPOSS) nanoparticles.

The invention relates to curable coating compositions containing at least one surface modifying amphiphilic additive; and at least one siloxane-polyurethane coating composition. The invention also relates to methods of making and using the curable coating compositions of the invention. The invention also relates to objects coated with the curable coating composition of the invention. The invention also relates to methods for reducing or preventing biofouling of a surface exposed to an aqueous environment comprising the steps of coating the surface with the curable coating composition of the invention to form a coated surface, and curing the coating composition on the coated surface. The invention also relates to a marine fouling-release coating containing the curable coating composition of the invention.

Provided are a coating composition containing a silicon atom-containing resin and an anti-sagging agent, a coating film formed from the same, an in-water structure and a ship including the coating film. In the coating composition, the silicon atom-containing resin includes a constituent unit (A) derived from a monomer (a) having at least one kind of silicon atom-containing group selected from the group consisting of groups represented by the formula (I), the formula (II), the formula (III), and the formula (IV), the monomer (a) has a molecular weight of greater than or equal to 400 and less than or equal to 2500, and the content of the anti-sagging agent is greater than or equal to 0.7 parts by mass and less than or equal to 3.6 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the silicon atom-containing resin.

The invention relates to ahydrolysable binder based on an ABAB type polysiloxane copolymer suitable for the preparation of coating compositions with an improved anti-adhesive and/or dirt-repellent surface.

The present invention relates to a coating composition with 10 to 100% by weight of a non-fluorinated compound mixture, which comprises at least one compound b and at least one compound a, c, or d: a) alkali metal salt of poly(meth)acrylic acid, alkali metal salt of poly(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, ammonium compound or amine salt of poly(meth)acrylic acid, ammonium compound or amine salt of poly(meth)acrylic acid copolymer, or mixtures thereof; b) silicone polyether, alkali metal salt of silicone polyether carboxylate, ammonium compound or amine salt of silicone polyether carboxylate, or mixtures thereof; c) salt of hydrolyzed -olefin/maleic anhydride copolymer, salt of esterified -olefin/maleic anhydride copolymer, -olefin/maleic anhydride copolymer amic acid resin or salt thereof, or mixtures thereof; or d) polycarboxylate calcium sequestrants or mixtures thereof. Such coatings exhibit improved soil and stain cleaning performance.

Durable superhydrophobic components have a superhydrophobic material disposed (e.g., disposed) thereon that exhibits an apparent advancing dynamic contact angle of about 150 and a roll-off angle of about 15 for water after at least 100 abrasion cycles. The superhydrophobic material may comprise a low surface energy material and a polymeric material. The superhydrophobic material may be self-healing and capable of recovering its wettability after damage. In yet other aspects, a component comprises a surface that is superhydrophobic and reduces drag in turbulent flow conditions. The surface has an apparent advancing dynamic contact angle of about 150 and a roll-off angle of about 15 for water, and a product of dimensionless roughness (k.sup.+) and a higher-pressure contact angle hysteresis of less than or equal to about 5.8. Methods of making such materials are also provided.

Durable superhydrophobic components have a superhydrophobic material disposed (e.g., disposed) thereon that exhibits an apparent advancing dynamic contact angle of about 150 and a roll-off angle of about 15 for water after at least 100 abrasion cycles. The superhydrophobic material may comprise a low surface energy material and a polymeric material. The superhydrophobic material may be self-healing and capable of recovering its wettability after damage. In yet other aspects, a component comprises a surface that is superhydrophobic and reduces drag in turbulent flow conditions. The surface has an apparent advancing dynamic contact angle of about 150 and a roll-off angle of about 15 for water, and a product of dimensionless roughness (k.sup.+) and a higher-pressure contact angle hysteresis of less than or equal to about 5.8. Methods of making such materials are also provided.

A structure includes a base material; a surface layer that contains a binder resin and a titanium compound particle having absorption at 450 nm and 750 nm in a visible absorption spectrum and a BET specific surface area within a range of 100 m.sup.2/g to 1200 m.sup.2/g.