摘要 |
An aqueous process is described for preparing water-resistant coatings of hydrophobic copolymers of a predetermined composition. The hydrophobic copolymers are made from hydrophilic comonomers such as a vinyl lactam and a polymerizable carboxylic acid. The hydrophobic copolymers are rendered water soluble with a volatile neutralizing agent, such as ammonium hydroxide, then coated onto a substrate and heated to provide the water-resistant coating, and, if desired, redissolved in an aqueous alkaline solution. |