| abstract |
A coating composition contains as essential components one or more antifoulants and copolymer obtained from monomers mixture comprising monomer A represented by formula (1): <IMAGE> (1) wherein R1 to R3 each is a group selected from alkyl groups and aryl groups and may be the same or different, and X is an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group, a maleinoyloxy group, or a fumaroyloxy group and monomer B represented by formula (2): Y-(CH2CH2O)n-R4(2) wherein R4 is an alkyl group or an aryl group, Y is an acryloyloxy group, a methacryloyloxy group, a maleinoyloxy group, or a fumaroyloxy group, and n is an integer of 1 to 25. |