Synthesis and surface properties of novel fluoroalkylsilyl methacrylate copolymers

In this paper, mono(1H,1H,2H,2H-tridecafluorooctyl)dimethylsilylpropyl methacrylate, bis(1H,1H,2H,2H-tridecafluorooctyl)methylsilylpropyl methacrylate and tris(1H,1H,2H,2H-tridecafluorooctyl)silylpropyl methacrylate monomers were synthesized via hydrosilylation and Grignard reaction. These monomers were employed in continuous emulsion polymerization with other acrylic monomers to obtain corresponding copolymers. Subsequently the properties of the copolymer films were examined by using thermal analysis, contact angle measurements, and atomic force microscopy.