| abstract |
The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising an ionomer having a polymer backbone and side chains, the side chains comprising ionic groups, wherein the ionic groups are sulfonic acid groups and sulfonate groups, sulfonic acid groups 50% to 95% of the total number of acid groups and sulfonate groups are in the form of sulfonate salts, and the sulfonate salt groups have a counter ion M selected from the group consisting of lithium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, and mixtures thereof . The present invention also relates to an article comprising a polymeric substrate having an antistatic coating thereon, wherein the antistatic coating is formed from the coating composition of the present invention. The article may be a cable, cable cover or cable jacket. |