| abstract |
An antifouling paint composition comprising, as a vehicle, a copolymer from a monomer mixture comprising (a) a metal-containing polymerizable monomer and (b) a polymerizable monomer represented by the following formula (II):n nwherein R 3 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R 4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group or a phenyl group; and R 5 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group or a phenyl group, nwherein the metal-containing polymerizable monomer (a) is a metal-containing polymerizable monomer (a 2 ) represented by the formula (I):n nwherein R 1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; M represents Mg, Zn or Cu; and R 2 represents an organic acid residue. |