Substrates, optionally coated with an undercoating layer, having grafted there from one or more non-fouling materials are described herein. The non-fouling, polymeric material can be grafted from a variety of substrate materials, particularly polymeric substrates and/or polymeric undercoating layers. The graft-from techniques described herein can result in higher surface densities of the non-fouling material relative to graft-to formulations. Graft-from methods can be used to produce covalently tethered polymers. The compositions described herein are highly resistant protein absorption, particularly in complex media and retain a high degree of non-fouling activity over long periods of time. The compositions described herein may also demonstrate antimicrobial and/or anti-thrombogenic activity. The non-fouling material can be grafted from the substrate, or optionally from an undercoating layer on the substrate, preferably without significantly affecting the mechanical and/or physical properties of the substrate material.

Substrates, optionally coated with an undercoating layer, having grafted there from one or more non-fouling materials are described herein. The non-fouling, polymeric material can be grafted from a variety of substrate materials, particularly polymeric substrates and/or polymeric undercoating layers. The graft-from techniques described herein can result in higher surface densities of the non-fouling material relative to graft-to formulations. Graft-from methods can be used to produce covalently tethered polymers. The compositions described herein are highly resistant protein absorption, particularly in complex media and retain a high degree of non-fouling activity over long periods of time. The compositions described herein may also demonstrate antimicrobial and/or anti-thrombogenic activity. The non-fouling material can be grafted from the substrate, or optionally from an undercoating layer on the substrate, preferably without significantly affecting the mechanical and/or physical properties of the substrate material.

A silicone septum having a surface coating. The coated silicone septum may be incorporated in an intravenous catheter assembly. The coating reduces static charge among a plurality of vibrating silicone septa during manufacture of the intravenous catheter assembly. The surface coating includes a coating agent selected from a bicarbonate salt and a siloxane polyalkyleneoxide copolymer. The bicarbonate salt may be an alkali metal bicarbonate. The siloxane polyalkyleneoxide copolymer may include copolymer groups selected from ethyleneoxide, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, and mixtures thereof. The silicon septum may be coated by contacting an exterior surface of the silicone septum with a coating solution of a solvent and the coating agent for at least 5 minutes. The coating agent has a concentration in the solvent greater than 1 wt. %. Excess coating solution is removed from the exterior surface of the silicone septum. The exterior surface is dried to remove the solvent, forming the surface coating.

Marine coatings including cationic polymers hydrolyzable to nonfouling zwitterionic polymers, coated marine surfaces, and methods for making and using the marine coatings.

The present invention relates to a composition for forming a hard coating layer, which may form a hard coating layer having significantly improved hardness as well as excellent flexibility such that curling is minimized.

The present invention relates to a siliconized hybrid latex that consists of a polysiloxane methacrylic copolymer of the formula (I), starting with at least one methacrylic monomer that is partially soluble in water, and at least one functionalised silicone-based macromonomer that is insoluble in water and highly hydrophobic, and to the use of said latex in a water-based formula, free of fluorinated compounds, generating highly hydrophobic or superhydrophobic surfaces with self- or easy-cleaning properties.

Marine coatings including cationic polymers hydrolyzable to nonfouling zwitterionic polymers, coated marine surfaces, and methods for making and using the marine coatings.

A method for preparing a styrene-acrylate siloxane interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) composite emulsion is provided. The styrene-acrylate siloxane IPN composite emulsion prepared by the method can effectively improve the compatibility of the styrene-acrylate component and the siloxane component, and realize the gradient orientation distribution and ordered microphase separation of various styrene-acrylate molecules and siloxane molecules, thereby improving the synergistic working performance of a styrene-acrylate coating and a siloxane coating, and endowing the composite protective emulsion with excellent rheological properties, waterproof properties, anti-ion penetration properties, anti-carbonization properties, acid and alkali corrosion resistance, and anti-aging properties.

A method for preparing a styrene-acrylate siloxane interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) composite emulsion is provided. The styrene-acrylate siloxane IPN composite emulsion prepared by the method can effectively improve the compatibility of the styrene-acrylate component and the siloxane component, and realize the gradient orientation distribution and ordered microphase separation of various styrene-acrylate molecules and siloxane molecules, thereby improving the synergistic working performance of a styrene-acrylate coating and a siloxane coating, and endowing the composite protective emulsion with excellent rheological properties, waterproof properties, anti-ion penetration properties, anti-carbonization properties, acid and alkali corrosion resistance, and anti-aging properties.

Low dielectric constant curable compositions include a first alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer with 12 or more carbon atoms, a crosslinking monomer, a copolymeric additive of a polycarbosilane or a polycarbosiloxane, and at least one initiator. The curable composition is solvent free and inkjet printable. Upon curing the curable composition forms a non-crystalline, optically transparent layer with a dielectric constant of less than or equal to 3.0 at 1 MegaHertz.