Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising a compound having reactive groups A, and a quaternary ammonium compound according to Formula I, II or III wherein R1 is an alkyl, alkenyl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl group having from 5 to 50 carbon atoms; R2 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R3 and R4 are alkylene groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R5 and R6 are H or C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R7 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R8 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R9 is H or a methyl group; Z is a substituent containing at least one reactive group B which is capable of reacting with the reactive group A; X? is an anion; y is 0 or 1; a is 0 or 1; and the sum of y and a is 1 or 2 and m is an integer from 1 to 30, preferably between 1 and 10, or between 2 and 6 n is an integer from 0-30, preferably between 1 and 10, or 2 and 6 T is a monomer unit; U is a mo

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising a compound having reactive groups A, and a quaternary ammonium compound according to Formula I, II or III wherein R1 is an alkyl, alkenyl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl group having from 5 to 50 carbon atoms; R2 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R3 and R4 are alkylene groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R5 and R6 are H or C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R7 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R8 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R9 is H or a methyl group; Z is a substituent containing at least one reactive group B which is capable of reacting with the reactive group A; X? is an anion; y is 0 or 1; a is 0 or 1; and the sum of y and a is 1 or 2 and m is an integer from 1 to 30, preferably between 1 and 10, or between 2 and 6 n is an integer from 0-30, preferably between 1 and 10, or 2 and 6 T is a monomer unit; U is a mo

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising a compound having reactive groups A, and a quaternary ammonium compound according to Formula I, II or III wherein R1 is an alkyl, alkenyl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl group having from 5 to 50 carbon atoms; R2 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R3 and R4 are alkylene groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R5 and R6 are H or C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R7 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R8 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R9 is H or a methyl group; Z is a substituent containing at least one reactive group B which is capable of reacting with the reactive group A; X? is an anion; y is 0 or 1; a is 0 or 1; and the sum of y and a is 1 or 2 and m is an integer from 1 to 30, preferably between 1 and 10, or between 2 and 6 n is an integer from 0-30, preferably between 1 and 10, or 2 and 6 T is a monomer unit; U is a m

Abstract: An anti-microbial copolymer is disclosed. The anti-microbial copolymer comprises building blocks [BB1] and [BB2]: where Ra, Rb and Rc are independently ethyl and/or methyl groups; each Rj is independently selected from a C1 to C10 group; Rk denotes a chain having between 5 and 50 carbon atoms; X+ is nitrogen; and Y? is a halogen ion selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, iodine and fluorine. A polyurethane, a polyurethane and/or acrylate dispersion, and a coating composition comprising the anti-microbial copolymer are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds comprising building blocks according to the general formulae as shown in FIG. 1, wherein [BB1] is building block 1; [BB2] is building block 2; R1 is H or CH3, Z is a bridging group, selected from the group consisting of ester groups (—C(?O)O—) and amide groups (—C(?O)—NH—), X is an element selected from nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen and sulfur; i is an integer which is 2 in case of nitrogen and phosphorus and 1 in case of oxygen and sulfur; Rj denotes groups which may be the same or different and comprise a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl group; Rk is a C7-C50 hydrocarbyl group; Y? is a negatively charged ion; and wherein the molar fraction of [BB2] in a molecule of the compound is between 0.3 and 1 and the weight average molecular weight of the compound is between 1.000 and 100.000 g/mol, determined with GPC.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition comprising a compound having reactive groups A, and a quaternary ammonium compound according to Formula I, II or III wherein R1 is an alkyl, alkenyl, alkylaryl or arylalkyl group having from 5 to 50 carbon atoms; R2 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R3 and R4 are alkylene groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R5 and R6 are H or C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R7 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R8 is a C1-C100 hydrocarbyl group, optionally containing heteroatoms; R9 is H or a methyl group; Z is a substituent containing at least one reactive group B which is capable of reacting with the reactive group A; X? is an anion; y is 0 or 1; a is 0 or 1; and the sum of y and a is 1 or 2 and m is an integer from 1 to 30, preferably between 1 and 10, or between 2 and 6 n is an integer from 0-30, preferably between 1 and 10, or 2 and 6 T is a monomer unit; U is a m

Abstract: An anti-microbial copolymer is disclosed. The anti-microbial copolymer comprises building blocks [BB1] and [BB2]: where Ra, Rb and Rc are independently ethyl and/or methyl groups; each Rj is independently selected from a C1 to C10 group; Rk denotes a chain having between 5 and 50 carbon atoms; X+ is nitrogen; and Y? is a halogen ion selected from the group consisting of chlorine, bromine, iodine and fluorine. A polyurethane, a polyurethane and/or acrylate dispersion, and a coating composition comprising the anti-microbial copolymer are also disclosed.

Abstract: Described is a water-borne polyurethane dispersion comprising: a. a neutralized polyurethane polymer which is the reaction product of a poly-isocyanate, a polyol, a C1-C5 diol with an organic carboxylic acid group (COOH), and a diamine, the polymer being neutralized with a component which contains at least one tertiary amine; and b. an anti-microbial compound of the formula nR—X+Y?, wherein n is 4 or 5, R-groups are C1-C100 hydrocarbyl groups which may be the same or different, X? is a positively charged ion with valency n, Y? is a negatively charged ion. Also disclosed is the method of preparing such a dispersion, a method of application of such a dispersion as a coating on surfaces of articles and articles thus coated.