POLYMERS WITH CRYSTALLIZABLE FLUOROCARBON SIDE CHAINS, THEIR MONOMERS, AND SUBSTRATES COATED WITH THE POLYMERS

摘要

This invention relates to polymers having pendant side groups of the formula: -(CH2)m-(CF2)nF, wherein m is 10, and n is 10 and more in which the amount ofthe monomer containing the moiety -(CF2)10F constitutes about 50 % or more ofthe total percent of all the monomers. By adjusting the number of -CH2- groupsto 10 and adjusting the distribution within the -(-CF2)mF groups, it has beendiscovered that the particular side group configuration forms crystallineregions that reduce mobility of the side chains and thereby improves therepellency of materials coated with the polymers of the invention.