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2017
The medical device industry faces a ubiquitous threat of biofouling, generally leading to reduced efficacy or outright failure of implanted devices combined with increased healthcare cost. The use of polymers to make medical device surfaces nonadhesive to bacteria and other foulants in general is increasingly becoming a more attractive strategy in ...
Jun Li, Matthew Taylor, Zheng Zhang
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The medical device industry faces a ubiquitous threat of biofouling, generally leading to reduced efficacy or outright failure of implanted devices combined with increased healthcare cost. The use of polymers to make medical device surfaces nonadhesive to bacteria and other foulants in general is increasingly becoming a more attractive strategy in ...
Jun Li, Matthew Taylor, Zheng Zhang
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Vibrational anti-fouling system
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1998An anti-fouling system for producing vibrations in an underwater structure to inhibit the attachment of aquatic life forms to the structure. The system includes a controller which drives one or more transducer. The transducer comprises a housing, one end of which is closed by a resilient diaphragm.
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Anti-fouling membranes for ultrafiltration
2020The shortage of clean, safe and fresh water is a major threat to the environment, health and global food security. In 2025, one-third of world population will face severe water scarcity. Global climate change, global urbanization and increasing demands for fresh water has become the new challenges to the world’s water resources.
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