Resin compositions and uses thereof

1. A resin composition comprising a polymer and a solvent, characterized in that said polymer is obtained by polymerizing the following monomers:

(a) an acrylate monomer;

(b) a tertiary carboxylic ester; and

(c) a siloxane monomer having the following general formula:

wherein R 7 and R 8 independently are H, CH 3 , CH 2 ═CH, NH 2 , NH 2 —C 3 H 6 , OH—C 2 H 4 OC 3 H 6 , CH═CCH 3 —COOH, CH═CH—COOH, or

wherein n =10 to 250, or a mixture of said siloxane monomer and a fluoroacrylate monomer.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said solvent is a benzene compound, an ester, or a ketone, or a mixture thereof.

3. The composition of claim 2 wherein said benzene compound is selected from the group consisting of benzene, o-xylene, m-xylene, p-xylene, trimethylbenzene, styrene, and a mixture thereof.

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein said acrylate monomer has the formula:

wherein R 1 is halogen, H, CH 3 , or C 2 H 5 ; and R 2 is H, CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , C 3 H 7 , C 4 H 9 , C 2 H 4 OH, C 3 H 6 OH, NH 2 , C 10 H 17 , or the group of the following formula:

5. The composition of claim 4 wherein said acrylate monomer is selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, methyl acrylate, methyl 2-methyl-acrylate, butyl acrylate, butyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate, and hexyl 2-ethylacrylate, and a mixture thereof.

6. The composition of claim 1 wherein said tertiary carboxylic ester has the following general formula:

wherein R 3 , R 4 , and R 5 independently represent a straight or branched alkyl chain: C m H 2m+1 , wherein m is an integer ranging from 1 to 15, and R 6 is selected from the group consisting of

7. The composition of claim 6 wherein said tertiary carboxylic ester is selected from the group consisting of vinyl saturated tertiary decanoate, vinyl saturated tertiary nonanoate, and epoxy propyl saturated tertiary decanoate, and a mixture thereof.

8. The composition of claim 1 wherein said fluoro acrylate monomer has the following general formula:

R f CH 2 CH 2 O(O)CC(R)═CH 2

wherein R f is a straight or branched perfluoroalkyl chain: C n F 2n+1 , wherein n is an integer ranging from 2 to 20, and R is H, CH 3 , C 2 H 5 , or C 3 H 7 .

9. The composition of claim 8 wherein said fluoro acrylate monomer is a fluoroalkyl methacrylate or a mixture thereof.

10. The composition of claim 1 further comprising one or more vinyl monomers.

11. The composition of claim 10 wherein said vinyl monomer has the following general formula:

12. The composition of claim 10 wherein said vinyl monomer is selected from the group consisting of styrene, vinyl ethyl ether, cyclohexyl vinyl ether, 4-hydroxybutyl vinyl ether, n-butyl vinyl ether, isobutyl vinyl ether, n-propyl vinyl ether, and isopropyl vinyl ether, and a mixture thereof.

13. The composition of claim 1 wherein said solvent is present in an amount, based on the total weight of the composition, of from 20 to 70 wt %.

14. The composition of claim 1 wherein said acrylate monomer is present in an amount, based on the total weight of the monomers used, of from 20 to 80 wt %.

15. The composition of claim 1 wherein said tertiary carboxylic ester is present in an amount, based on the total weight of the monomers used, of from 5 to 50 wt %.

16. The composition of claim 1 wherein said fluoro acrylate monomer is present in an amount, based on the total amount of the monomers used, of from 1 to 40 wt %.

17. The composition of claim 1 wherein said siloxane monomer is present in an amount, based on the total weight of the monomers used, of from 1 to 40 wt %.

18. The composition of claim 10 wherein said vinyl monomer is present in an amount, based on the total weight of the monomers used, of from 5 to 40 wt %.

19. A coating for the surface of a substrate comprising the resin composition of claim 1 .

20. A method of coating the surface of a substrate comprising applying the resin composition of claim 1 to the surface of the substrate.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein said substrate is a metal, an alloy, a computer case, a wooden article, plastic material, leather, or stone material.

22. The composition of claim 2 wherein said ester is selected from the group consisting of ethyl acetate, butyl acetate, diethyl carbonate, ethyl formate, methyl acetate, ethoxyethyl acetate, ethoxypropyl acetate, monomethyl ether propylene glycol ester, and a mixture thereof.

23. The composition of claim 2 wherein said ketone is selected from the group consisting of acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, and a mixture thereof.