Hydrophobic Properties of Poly(vinyl pivalate-co-1H,1H-perfluoro-4-methyl-3,6-dioxaoctyl methacrylate) Fabricated in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

The monomer 1H,1H-perfluoro-4-methyl-3,6-dioxaoctyl methacrylate (PFMOM) has been synthesized for the first time. PFMOM–vinyl pivalate (VP) copolymers and PFMOM–VP–hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) terpolymers have been synthesized by radical polymerization in supercritical carbon dioxide, and the phase behavior of the resulting polymers in CO2 has been studied. The morphology and hydrophobic properties of copolymer coatings applied to textile...