| abstract |
A modified acrylic oligomer and an antifouling coating produced therefrom, particularly a radiation curable antifouling coating. The present invention provides the following monomers: (1) acrylate monomer; (2) a monomer selected from the group consisting of fluorinated acrylate monomers, siloxane monomers, and mixtures thereof; and (3) a tertiary carboxylic acid ester monomer, if necessary; A modified acrylic oligomer comprising polymerized units derived from is provided wherein the oligomer comprises epoxy (meth) acrylate, urethane acrylate, polyester acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl (meth) acrylate, and mixtures thereof. And further comprising a moiety derived from a modifying agent selected from: The present invention also provides an antifouling coating comprising a modified acrylic oligomer. [Selection] Figure 1 |