Multifunctional self-decontaminating surface coating
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsJames H Wynne, Joanne M Jones-Meehan, Arthur W Snow, Leonard J Buckley
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Abstract
A coating having an adhesive hydrophilic polymer and an amphiphilic additive. The amphiphilic additive has a hydrophilic chain, a biocidal functional group bonded to the hydrophilic chain, and a hydrophobic moiety bonded to the hydrophilic chain or to the biocidal functional group. A method of forming a biocidal surface by providing an article, and coating the article with the above coating. A compound having the formula: Y—(O—CH2—CH2)n—R—(CH2)m—CH3. Y is CH3 or H. R is X is a halogen, and m and n are independently selected positive integers.
Claims7
A method of forming a biocidal surface comprising:
- providing an article;
- and
- coating the article with a coating, comprising:
- an adhesive hydrophilic polymer;
- and
- an amphiphilic additive comprising the formula:
- Y—(O—CH2—CH2)n—R—(CH2)m—CH3;
- wherein Y is CH3 or H;
- wherein R is
- wherein X is a halogen;
- wherein m is an integer from 1 to 17;
- and
- wherein n is an integer from 1 to 8.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.