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 POSS modified polyacrylate fluorine-free waterproofing agent includes following components: 1-10 wt % of a functionalized POSS monomer, 2-20 wt % of methyl methacrylate, 3-26 wt % of butyl acrylate, 1-10 wt % of a long-chain acrylate monomer, 0.5-3.5 wt % of an initiator, 0.5-4 wt % of a reactive cationic emulsifier, and 50-80 wt % of deionized water. A method of preparing a POSS modified polyacrylate fluorine-free waterproofing agent is also disclosed.

A photocurable composition includes (A) a photocurable monomer and (B) a silicon-containing monomer or oligomer thereof, the silicon-containing monomer being represented by Formula 1

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A photocurable composition includes (A) a photocurable monomer and (B) a silicon-containing monomer or oligomer thereof, the silicon-containing monomer being represented by Formula 1

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The present invention relates to a solventborne, pigmented coating composition having a solids fraction of at least 35%, which comprises, based on the total amount of the coating composition, 0.1 to 1.5 wt % of at least one copolymer (A), where the copolymer (A) is obtainable by copolymerization of a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers (a) in at least one organic solvent, the mixture of monomers (a) to be polymerized consists of (a1) 10 to 60 mol % of at least one monomer of the formula (I) below

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where R.sub.1═C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkoxy, R.sub.2═C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl, and m=0 to 2, and also (a2) 40 to 90 mol % of at least one further olefinically unsaturated monomer, and the copolymer (A) possesses a glass transition temperature T.sub.g of at least −30° C. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a multicoat paint system using the coating composition, and to the multicoat paint systems themselves.

The present invention relates to a solventborne, pigmented coating composition having a solids fraction of at least 35%, which comprises, based on the total amount of the coating composition, 0.1 to 1.5 wt % of at least one copolymer (A), where the copolymer (A) is obtainable by copolymerization of a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers (a) in at least one organic solvent, the mixture of monomers (a) to be polymerized consists of (a1) 10 to 60 mol % of at least one monomer of the formula (I) below

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where R.sub.1═C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkoxy, R.sub.2═C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl, and m=0 to 2, and also (a2) 40 to 90 mol % of at least one further olefinically unsaturated monomer, and the copolymer (A) possesses a glass transition temperature T.sub.g of at least −30° C. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a multicoat paint system using the coating composition, and to the multicoat paint systems themselves.

Provided are an antifouling coating composition that contains: a hydrolyzable resin having a specific silicon-containing group and a metal-atom-containing group containing a divalent metal atom M; and a thermoplastic resin and/or a plasticizer, wherein the total content of the thermoplastic resin and/or plasticizer per 100 parts by mass of the hydrolyzable resin is 3 to 100 parts by mass, an antifouling film, a composite film and an in-water structure such as a ship using the antifouling coating composition. The antifouling coating composition makes it possible to form a coating film that is excellent in crack resistance and exhibits a good antifouling property over a long period of time even when no antifouling agent is contained or the blending amount thereof is small.

Provided are an antifouling coating composition that contains: a hydrolyzable resin having a specific silicon-containing group and a metal-atom-containing group containing a divalent metal atom M; and a thermoplastic resin and/or a plasticizer, wherein the total content of the thermoplastic resin and/or plasticizer per 100 parts by mass of the hydrolyzable resin is 3 to 100 parts by mass, an antifouling film, a composite film and an in-water structure such as a ship using the antifouling coating composition. The antifouling coating composition makes it possible to form a coating film that is excellent in crack resistance and exhibits a good antifouling property over a long period of time even when no antifouling agent is contained or the blending amount thereof is small.

The present invention relates to a fouling control coating composition comprising an ingredient having biocidal properties for aquatic organisms and (a1) a polymer comprising quaternary ammonium groups and/or quaternary phosphonium groups bound to the backbone of the polymer, said quaternary ammonium groups and/or quaternary phosphonium groups being neutralised by a conjugate base of a sulphonic acid having an aliphatic, aromatic, or alkaryl hydrocarbyl group, and (a2) a polymer comprising silyl ester groups. The invention further relates to a method of protecting a man-made structure immersed in water from fouling, and a substrate or structure coated with the fouling control coating composition.

The present invention relates to a fouling control coating composition comprising an ingredient having biocidal properties for aquatic organisms and (a1) a polymer comprising quaternary ammonium groups and/or quaternary phosphonium groups bound to the backbone of the polymer, said quaternary ammonium groups and/or quaternary phosphonium groups being neutralised by a conjugate base of a sulphonic acid having an aliphatic, aromatic, or alkaryl hydrocarbyl group, and (a2) a polymer comprising silyl ester groups. The invention further relates to a method of protecting a man-made structure immersed in water from fouling, and a substrate or structure coated with the fouling control coating composition.