Focus on the surficial film of coating
To develop a new antifouling paint, Nippon Paint Marine adopted a method of modifying the surficial film of coating rather than selecting an biocides. Aiming for “higher antifouling performance”, our unique nanodomain technology is applied on the surficial film of the coating.
Control of elution of antifouling components
To develop the antifouling function, an antifouling component emitted from the biocides is required. The widespread and stable elution of antifouling components was made possible by the hydrophilic & hydrophobic nanodomain structure. That is, the antifouling component is diffused in the surficial film of the coating by the hydrophilic domain and retained by the hydrophobic domain, and is stably eluted over a wide range.