Blended polymeric compositions

A method of producing an aqueous polymeric composition able to produce an alkali-soluble polymeric network on a substrate upon evaporation of volatile components within the composition, comprising:

• combining ingredients consisting essentially of an alkali-soluble acid-functional vinyl polymer and an amino-functional siloxane polymer in volatile aqueous media to form an aqueous vinyl polymer siloxane polymer mixture, wherein the vinyl polymer has at least two acid-functional pendant moieties, wherein the siloxane polymer has a least two amino-functional pendant moieties, wherein the aqueous media includes a volatile base in an amount that is effective for preventing the acid-functional moieties of the vinyl polymer from chemically reacting with the amino-functional moieties of the siloxane polymer and wherein the amino-functional siloxane polymer is structurally defined as:
• R.sub.3 (R.sub.1).sub.2 Si--(A).sub.an (B).sub.bn O--Si(R.sub.1).sub.2 R.sub.3
• wherein "A" is structurally represented by ##STR7## wherein "B" is structurally represented by ##STR8## wherein "an" as well as "bn" are, independently, each an integer ranging in value from 1 to 300, inclusive, wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl, phenyl, or combinations thereof, wherein R.sub.2 is an alkylene moiety having 2-20 carbon atoms, an arylene moiety having 6-20 carbon atoms, an aryl-alkylene moiety having 7-20 carbon atoms, or combinations thereof, wherein R.sub.3 is alkyl;
• phenyl;
• an amino-containing alkyl group, aryl group, arylalkyl group;
• or combinations thereof, and wherein R.sub.4 is hydrogen;
• alkyl;
• phenyl;
• an amino-containing alkyl group, aryl group, arylalkyl group;
• or combinations thereof.

A method of producing an alkali-soluble polymeric network on a substrate upon evaporation of volatile components within the composition, the method comprising the steps of:

• combining ingredients consisting essentially of an alkali-soluble acid-functional vinyl polymer with volatile aqueous media which includes an effective amount of a volatile base for the purpose of rendering the acid-functional moieties of the vinyl polymer non-reactive chemically with respect to amino-functional moieties;
• combining an amino-functional siloxane polymer into the volatile aqueous media, and moderately agitating the media, wherein the degree of agitation and the amount of amino-functional siloxane polymer that is present in the volatile aqueous media is effective for purposes of producing an alkaline solution containing dissolved vinyl polymer and dissolved or dispersed siloxane polymer, wherein the ratio of amino-functional moiety of the siloxane polymer to acid-functional moieties of the vinyl polymer is about 1:10,000 to about 1:2.5, to thereby produce a polymer-containing evaporable composition that includes volatile components, wherein the amino-functional siloxane polymer is structurally defined as:
• R.sub.3 (R.sub.1).sub.2 Si--(A).sub.an (B).sub.bn O--Si(R.sub.1).sub.2 R.sub.3
• wherein "A" is structurally by ##STR9## wherein "B" is structurally represented by ##STR10## wherein "an" as well as "bn" are, independently, each an integer ranging in value from 1 to 300, inclusive, wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl, phenyl, or combinations thereof, wherein R.sub.2 is an alkylene moiety having 2-20 carbon atoms, an arylene moiety having 6-20 carbon atoms, an aryl-alkylene moiety having 7-20 carbon atoms, or combinations thereof, wherein R.sub.3 is alkyl;
• phenyl;
• an amino-containing alkyl group, aryl group, arylalkyl group;
• or combinations thereof, and wherein R.sub.4 is hydrogen;
• alkyl;
• phenyl;
• an amino-containing alkyl group, aryl group, arylalkyl group;
• or combinations thereof;
• applying a portion of the polymer-containing evaporable composition onto a substrate;
• and
• evaporating the volatile components from the substrate-applied composition, thereby producing an alkali-soluble polymeric network on the substrate.

A method of producing an aqueous film-forming polymeric formulation, able to produce an alkali-soluble polymeric network on a substrate upon evaporation of volatile components within the composition, comprising:

• combining preselected polymerizable monomeric ingredients, at a predetermined reaction temperature for a predetermined period of time, for purposes of producing an aqueous film-forming polymeric formulation, wherein polymerization of the monomeric ingredients takes place in the presence of a polymeric composition consisting essentially of an alkali-soluble acid-functional vinyl polymer and an amino-functional siloxane polymer, the vinyl polymer having at least two acid-functional pendant moieties, the siloxane polymer having at least two-amino-functional pendant moieties, wherein the amino-functional siloxane polymer is structurally defined as:
• R.sub.3 (R.sub.1).sub.2 Si--(A).sub.an (B).sub.bn O--Si(R.sub.1).sub.2 R.sub.3
• wherein "A" is structurally represented by ##STR11## wherein "B" is structurally represented by ##STR12## wherein "an" as well as "bn" are, independently, each an integer ranging in value from 1 to 300, inclusive, wherein R.sub.1 is alkyl, phenyl, or combinations thereof, wherein R.sub.2 is an alkylene moiety having 2-20 carbon atoms, an arylene moiety having 6-20 carbon atoms, an aryl-alkylene moiety having 7-20 carbon atoms, or combinations thereof, wherein R.sub.3 is alkyl;
• phenyl;
• an amino-containing alkyl group, aryl group, arylalkyl group;
• or combinations thereof, and wherein R.sub.4 is hydrogen;
• alkyl;
• phenyl;
• an amino-containing alkyl group, aryl group, arylalkyl group;
• or combinations thereof, wherein the polymeric composition further includes volatile aqueous media comprising a volatile base in an amount that is effective for preventing the acid-functional moieties of the vinyl polymer from chemically reacting with the amino-functional moieties of the siloxane polymer, wherein the amount of the polymeric composition in relation to the amount of the polymerizable monomeric ingredient, present in the aqueous polymeric formulation, is effective for enabling the aqueous polymeric formulation to be able to be utilized to produce an alkali-soluble polymeric network on a substrate.