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Research Progress on Low-Surface-Energy Antifouling Coatings for Ship Hulls: A Review
Biomimetics, 2023 The adhesion of marine-fouling organisms to ships significantly increases the hull surface resistance and expedites hull material corrosion. This review delves into the marine biofouling mechanism on marine material surfaces, analyzing the fouling ...
Zhimin Cao, Pan Cao
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Research Strategies to Develop Environmentally Friendly Marine Antifouling Coatings
Marine Drugs, 2020 There are a large number of fouling organisms in the ocean, which easily attach to the surface of ships, oil platforms and breeding facilities, corrode the surface of equipment, accelerate the aging of equipment, affect the stability and safety of marine
Yunqing Gu +6 more
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Investigation of Corrosion and Fouling in a Novel Biocide-Free Antifouling Coating on Steel
MicroAntifouling coatings are integral to the maritime economy. The efficacy of the applied painting system is closely correlated with susceptibility to fouling and the adhesion strength of contaminants.
Polyxeni Vourna +2 more
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Design and Testing of a Bending‐Resistant Transparent Nanocoating for Optoacoustic Cochlear Implants
ChemistryOpen, 2019 A nanosized coating was designed to reduce fouling on the surface of a new type of cochlear implant relying on optoacoustic stimulation. This kind of device imposes novel design principles for antifouling coatings, such as optical transparency and ...
Alessandra Griffo +5 more
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One‐Step Curcumin‐Mediated Multiphoton Lithography for Bioactive 3D Scaffolds
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Curcumin‐mediated multiphoton lithography enables one‐step fabrication of highly architected complex gelatin methacryloyl scaffolds by exploiting curcumin as a multifunctional bioactive photoinitiator. The resulting 3D structures support mesenchymal stem cell adhesion, proliferation, and migration, while exhibiting dual antibacterial activity through ...
Myrto Charitaki +7 more
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Marine antifouling coating based on fluorescent-modified poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) resin
e-PolymersThe growth of marine economy urgently needs non-toxic coatings. This study provides a novel and green coating that obtains outstanding antifouling performance by combining the low surface energy effect and the fluorescent effect.
Wang Ze +5 more
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MoleculesConventional polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based antifouling coatings, despite their inherent fouling-release capability, exhibit critically insufficient antifouling performance under static seawater conditions.
Shuiwang Jiang +9 more
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Distinct Antifouling Mechanisms on Different Chain Densities of Zwitterionic Polymers
Molecules, 2022 Antifouling polymer coating surfaces are used in widespread industries applications. Zwitterionic polymers have been identified as promising materials in developing polymer coating surfaces.
Clil Regev +3 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.A multicomponent supramolecular hydrogel integrating cell‐adhesive and antibacterial peptides within an alginate‐cellulose nanofibril matrix is developed. Peptide co‐assembly simultaneously strengthens the hydrogel network, improves extrusion printability, and imparts cell‐adhesive and antibacterial functions, offering a versatile platform for ...
Mor Tsuriano‐Zernichov +4 more
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Crystals, 2023 Antifouling substances play a crucial role in inhibiting fouling and adhesion due to their broad-spectrum and non-toxic advantages. Nevertheless, the excessive release of the antifouling agents shortens the service life of the antifouling coating.
Wenwen Zhao +6 more
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