Claims
- 1. A kit for the enhancement of the biofouling release properties of an intact biofouling release coating, said kit comprising a container containing a restorative compound suitable for said enhancement, wherein the restorative compound comprises polymethylphenylsiloxane oil.
- 2. The kit of claim 1, further comprising instructions for use of said kit.
- 3. A kit for the enhancement of the biofouling release properties of an intact biofouling release coating, said kit comprising a container containing a biofouling release coating, and a container containing a restorative compound suitable for said enhancement.
- 4. The kit of claim 3, wherein the restorative compound is selected from the group consisting of a silicone oil, a hydrocarbon oil, a grease, and combinations thereof.
- 5. The kit of claim 4, wherein the restorative compound is a silicone oil.
- 6. The kit of claim 3, wherein the silicone oil is a polymethylphenylsiloxane oil.
- 7. The kit of claim 3, wherein the biofouling release coating comprises a silicone-based polymer.
- 8. The kit of claim 7, wherein the polymer comprises a polydialkylsiloxane.
- 9. The kit of claim 8, wherein the polydialkylsiloxane has the formula: wherein each R1 is a hydroxyl radical or each R2 is independently a hydrocarbon or fluorinated hydrocarbon radical, each R3 and R4 is a hydrocarbon radical, a is 0 or 1, and m has a value such that the viscosity of said compound under ambient temperature and pressure conditions is up to about 50,000 centipoise.
- 10. The kit of claim 3, further comprising instructions for use of said kit.
Parent Case Info
This application is a division of application Ser. No. 09/294,069, filed Apr. 19, 1999 corresponding to U.S. Pat. No. 6,126,991, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Government Interests
This invention was made with Government support under Government Contract No. N00014-96-C-0145 awarded by DARPA. The Government may have certain rights to the invention.
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