Waterborne (meth) acrylic latex polymers for release

Claim 1

A release coating comprising a waterborne latex polymer composition comprising: (a) latex particles having diameters less than 1 micrometer, wherein the latex particles are the polymerization reaction product comprising: (1) about 25 to about 75 weight percent of a first monomer, wherein the first monomer is at least one free-radically polymerizable long chain alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer having at least 12 to about 24 carbon atoms; (2) about 75 to about 25 weight percent of a second monomer, wherein the second monomer is a short alkyl chain (meth) acrylate monomer, wherein the alkyl group contains less than about 12 carbon atoms and such that the second monomer is a mixture comprising; i) 0 to about 15 weight percent of at least one (meth)acrylic acid monomer; ii) 0 to about 40 weight percent of at least one (meth)acrylic ester monomer; or iii) and combinations thereof, provided the second monomer comprises at least one of (meth)acrylic acid monomer and (meth)acrylic ester monomer, but not more than about 15 weight percent of (meth)acrylic acid monomers; (b) 0,5 to 8 weight percent of an emulsifier wherein the emulsifier is a nonionic, anionic, cationic, amphoteric emulsifier, a polymerizable surfactant or mixtures thereof; (c) water; and (d) optionally, one or more additives.