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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2006
Applicant:
Thomas M. Fyles, Victoria, CA;
Inventor:
Thomas M. Fyles, Victoria, CA;
Assignee:
UVIC Industry Partnerships Inc., Victoria, B.C., CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 5/34 (2006.01); C09D 5/16 (2006.01); A01N 35/00 (2006.01); C08G 73/00 (2006.01); C08G 73/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a composition for use as an antifouling agent and a method of decreasing fouling of a surface in a marine environment. The composition is a polymeric matrix, the polymeric matrix comprising subunits of at least one structural monomer and at least one ionic monomer. The ionic monomer comprising a salt, that is an anion that is a conjugate base of an acid having a pKless than about 9 and at least one cation that is a cationic biocide. One embodiment includes guanidinium counterions that undergo ion exchange to slowly release a biocidal component.