| abstract |
A water dispersible dendritic/hyper branched polymer comprising low surface tension functional groups, such as fluorinated or silicone groups, and hydrophilic functional groups, such as amino groups, quaternary ammonium salt groups, amide groups, carboxyl groups, carboxylate groups, ethylene oxide groups, propylene oxide groups, ester groups, sulphonic acid groups, phosphoric acid groups or hydroxyl groups. The water dispersible dendritic/hyper branched polymer may optionally comprise a curable functional group to allow superior cross-linking capabilities and optionally, a softening functional group to impart flexibility to compositions comprising the polymer. Also disclosed is a method for preparing the water dispersible functionalised dendritic/hyper branched polymer, a polymer composition comprising the water dispersible functionalised dendritic/hyper branched polymer and use of the polymer composition to form a coating formulation wherein the composition is an additive in paint. |