The present disclosure relates to high purity apparati, e.g., magnetic
hard disk drives, and more specifically, to coatings for particle
reduction of surfaces of such apparati. The provided coatings include
thin polymer coatings with reactive pendant groups having crosslinking
functionality and ability to anchor to substrate surfaces to suppress
particle shedding from substrate surfaces. Provided is a substrate that
includes a coating on at least a portion of the substrate that comprises
a fluorinated acrylate random copolymer. Methods of reducing particulate
contamination are also provided.