Degradable, amorphous, fluorochemical acrylate polymers
Described is a compound having at least one acrylate monomer, said monomer including at least one pendant group of the structure &#8212;O&#8212;CH(Rf)(Rf&#8242;), wherein Rf is a straight chain or branched perfluoroalkyl group with five or less carbon atoms, and Rf&#8242; is a branched perfluoroalkyl group with three to five carbon atoms; and a method of reducing the surface tension of a liquid by adding a compound of the invention to the liquid. Also described is a composition that includes a compound of the invention in an aqueous solution or dispersion; a method of treating a substrate to render it oil- and/or water-repellent that includes treating a substrate with a composition of the invention; a method of coating an electrical device that includes applying a composition of the invention; a method of coating optical fibers that includes applying a composition of the invention; and an article that includes a substrate treated with a composition of the invention.
3M Innovative Properties Company
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George G. I. Michael A. Jay F. Richard M.
Moore Yandrasits Schulz Flynn