Patent ID: 7244295

Claim:
A coating composition comprising: a sol-gel matrix and a dendrimeric organochalcogeno derivative bound to at least a portion of the sol-gel matrix, wherein the dendrimeric organochalcogeno derivative has the formula: wherein each Y individually is H or O(CH 2 ) n ER 2 , each X individually is H, N((CH 2 ) n CO 2 Na) 2 or R 1 is a substituted or unsubstituted, straight or branched chain C1-C10 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted, straight or branched chain C1-C10 alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, each E individually is a chalcogen, each R 2 individually is a substituted or unsubstituted, straight or branched chain C1-C16 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, an ethylene glycol oligomer, or a perfluoroalkyl group, and each n individually is an integer from 1 to 16.