The present invention relates to hydrophilic, multi-functional ultra-thin coatings deposited onto substrates for different applications, with excellent performance in terms of stability and durability. The present invention also describes improved methods to deposit the hydrophilic, multi-functional ultra-thin coatings of the present invention. The coatings are deposited by means of a low pressure and low power plasma polymerization. The present invention also comprises substrates coated with a method and a coating according as described in the present invention.

Disclosed herein is an antifouling coating composition containing a resin composition and an antifouling agent, where the resin composition includes a polymer (A) containing at least one monomer-derived structural unit having the structure represented by formula (1), (2) or (3) below, and after the resin composition is stored at 40 C. for 30 days, the decomposition rate of the structure represented by formula (1), (2) or (3) in the polymer (A) is 20% or lower.

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Disclosed herein is an antifouling coating composition containing a resin composition and an antifouling agent, where the resin composition includes a polymer (A) containing at least one monomer-derived structural unit having the structure represented by formula (1), (2) or (3) below, and after the resin composition is stored at 40 C. for 30 days, the decomposition rate of the structure represented by formula (1), (2) or (3) in the polymer (A) is 20% or lower.

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The invention relates to a binder polymer obtainable by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising a vinyl monomer M1 and a butenolide monomer M2, wherein the vinyl monomer M1 is a vinyl ether, a vinyl ester, or a combination thereof, and wherein the butenolide monomer M2 is a 5-alkoxy-2(5H)-furanone. The invention further relates to a coating composition comprising such binder polymer and to a substrate coated with a coating deposited from such coating composition.

The invention relates to a binder polymer obtainable by copolymerizing a monomer mixture comprising a vinyl monomer M1 and a butenolide monomer M2, wherein the vinyl monomer M1 is a vinyl ether, a vinyl ester, or a combination thereof, and wherein the butenolide monomer M2 is a 5-alkoxy-2(5H)-furanone. The invention further relates to a coating composition comprising such binder polymer and to a substrate coated with a coating deposited from such coating composition.

A composite resin material including: a first organic resin having a phenylene ether structure; and a second organic resin having a main skeleton composed of a polyester structure, one of the first organic resin and the second organic resin forming a continuous phase, the other one thereof being present within the continuous phase, as organic resin particles having an average particle diameter of 1 m or less.

Provided are a chromium-free fluoropolymer-containing primer composition, which can provide a coated article having excellent higher corrosion resistance by forming a fluoropolymer coating film, and a primer layer having sufficient adhesive strength to the fluoropolymer coating film on the surface of a substrate such as metal, glass, ceramic and heat resistant plastics, a method for manufacturing a coating film using the same, and a coated article using the same. The coating composition contains at least one kind of a fluoropolymer component selected from a reactive functional group-containing fluoropolymer, and a fluoropolymer having a melt flow rate (MFR), measured under a load of 5 kg and at 372 C., in accordance with ASTM D1238, of 10 to 100 g/10 minutes, and an organic titanate, wherein content of titanium contained in the organic titanate, relative to the fluoropolymer component, is 1 to 40% by weight.

Provided are a chromium-free fluoropolymer-containing primer composition, which can provide a coated article having excellent higher corrosion resistance by forming a fluoropolymer coating film, and a primer layer having sufficient adhesive strength to the fluoropolymer coating film on the surface of a substrate such as metal, glass, ceramic and heat resistant plastics, a method for manufacturing a coating film using the same, and a coated article using the same. The coating composition contains at least one kind of a fluoropolymer component selected from a reactive functional group-containing fluoropolymer, and a fluoropolymer having a melt flow rate (MFR), measured under a load of 5 kg and at 372 C., in accordance with ASTM D1238, of 10 to 100 g/10 minutes, and an organic titanate, wherein content of titanium contained in the organic titanate, relative to the fluoropolymer component, is 1 to 40% by weight.

This disclosure relates to a curable, matte, preferably dull-matte, powder coating composition, accommodating superior chemical resistance through a complex of cross linkable fluoro containing organic compounds (A), preferably fluoro containing oligomers and/or polymers, and one or more cross linker(s) (B) able to react with (A), wherein the powder coating formulation additionally comprises one or more compound(s) (C) able to react with (A) and/or (B).

This disclosure relates to a curable, matte, preferably dull-matte, powder coating composition, accommodating superior chemical resistance through a complex of cross linkable fluoro containing organic compounds (A), preferably fluoro containing oligomers and/or polymers, and one or more cross linker(s) (B) able to react with (A), wherein the powder coating formulation additionally comprises one or more compound(s) (C) able to react with (A) and/or (B).