title: Acrylic coatings with surprising antifogging and frost-resisting properties.
abstract: We report an unusually effective antifogging/frost-resisting coating based on conventional acrylic polymers. The intriguing antifogging property originated from the delicate balance between the hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of the acrylic copolymers of 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate and methyl methacrylate, as well as between the water-swellability of the copolymer and the cross-linked network due to ethylene glycol dimethacrylate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8064, Statesboro, GA 30460, USA. wming@georgiasouthern.edu.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Weihua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ming
mesh_terms: D000179:Acrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D057927:Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions; D007053:Ice; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000179:Acrylates; D007053:Ice; D011108:Polymers