Preparation and antifouling performance evaluation of fluorine-containing amphiphilic silica nanoparticles

Amphiphilic block copolymer (PTFEMA-co-PSBMA) functionalized silica (SiO2) nanoparticles of SiO2-g-(PTFEMA-co-PSBMA) were prepared by empolying surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) technique. Then the SiO2-g-(PTFEMA-co-PSBMA) nanoparticles are physically blended with polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrix to prepare one kind of novel fouling release antifouling coating.