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Characterising biofouling communities on mussel farms along an environmental gradient: a step towards improved risk management

Aquaculture Environment Interactions, 2015
Biofouling pests can have significant economic impacts on aquaculture operations, including increased processing and production costs. An important first step towards improved biofouling management is understanding the density and distribution of the ...
AM Watts, GA Hopkins, SJ Goldstien
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Prolonging the Life Span of Membrane in Submerged MBR by the Application of Different Anti-Biofouling Techniques

Membranes, 2023
The membrane bioreactor (MBR) is an efficient technology for the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewater for the last two decades. It is a single stage process with smaller footprints and a higher removal efficiency of organic compounds compared
Noman Sohail, Ramona Riedel, Bogdan Dorneanu, Harvey Arellano-Garcia   +3 more
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Bioinspired Co‐Assembly Enables Multiscale Architected Hydrogels for 3D Printing With Integrated Antibacterial and Bioactive Functions

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, Francesca Netti, Sigal Rencus‐Lazar, Moran Aviv, Lihi Adler‐Abramovich   +4 more
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Biodegradable 3D‐Printable and Coatable Antifouling Composites for Marine Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Marine biofouling damages submerged surfaces and raises greenhouse gas emissions. Biodegradable antifouling biocomposites were developed by hot‐mixing beeswax, Tween 80, and calcium stearate or stearic acid. Adjusting the component ratio enables processing via hot‐pressing, 3D‐printing, or dip‐coating.
Gabriele Corigliano, Lorenzo Ravelli, Martina Nardi, Ruowen Tu, Elena Bellini, Valerio Isa, Carlo Filippeschi, Roberta Finazzi, Luca Ceseracciu, Niloofar Paknezhad, Vincenzo Scribano, Paolo Galli, Silvia Lavorano, Simone Montano, Barbara Mazzolai, Marco Contardi, Pietro Cataldi, Athanassia Athanassiou   +17 more
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Time-resolved monitoring of biofouling development on a flat sheet membrane using optical coherence tomography

Scientific Reports, 2017
Biofouling on a membrane leads to significant performance decrease in filtration processes. In this study, an optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used to perform a time-resolved analysis of dynamic biofouling development on a submerged membrane under ...
Luca Fortunato, Sanghyun Jeong, TorOve Leiknes   +2 more
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Exploration on Optimized Control Way of D-Amino Acid for Efficiently Mitigating Membrane Biofouling of Membrane Bioreactor

Membranes, 2021
The thorny issue of membrane biofouling in membrane bioreactors (MBR) calls for new effective control measures. Herein, D-amino acid (DAA) was employed to mediate MBR membrane biofouling by inhibiting biofilm information and disintegrating formed biofilm.
Zhan Gao, Zhihao Yu, Xiaoli Zhang, Shougang Fan, Huiyu Gao, Caini Liu, Qixing Zhou, Huaiqi Shao, Lan Wang, Xiaoyan Guo   +9 more
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Microfluidic Engineering of Microgels: A Review of Emerging Technologies, Materials, Fabrication Strategies, and Applications

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Recent advances in microfluidic technologies for microgel fabrication are critically reviewed, highlighting the capabilities and limitations of major microfluidic platforms and discussing how platform design, material selection, and crosslinking strategies influence microgel architecture and functionality. Current challenges and future opportunities in
Afshin Abrishamkar, Laura Neely, Cynthia Pham, Nada Ibrahim, Alexis Larios‐Cervantes, Ben A. Kertesz, Todd Hoare   +6 more
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Comparing the Effectiveness of UV-C on Dynamically Formed Field Biofilms

Microorganisms
The application of ultraviolet-C irradiation (UV-C) irradiances is being explored to control marine biofilms due to their abundance, influence on macrofouling settlement, and ability to be cultivated in a laboratory setting.
Kailey N. Richard, Kelli Z. Hunsucker, Geoffrey Swain, Melissa R. Kardish   +3 more
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3D Numerical Study of the Impact of Macro-Roughnesses on a Tidal Turbine, on Its Performance and Hydrodynamic Wake

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021
Biofouling is an important factor to consider when calculating the energetic efficiency of tidal farms. Despite the fact that biofouling effects have been widely investigated in the past for naval applications, very few studies concern tidal turbines ...
Ilan Robin, Anne-Claire Bennis, Jean-Claude Dauvin   +2 more
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Wearable Morphology‐Adaptive in‐Ear Device With Active Cleansing Capability for Multimodal Health Monitoring

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We present SCIENCE, an in‐ear multimodal physiological monitor featuring two key innovations. Water‐triggered morphological expansion (a 2‐mm cylinder to a 9‐mm spindle) achieves conformal adaptation across complex canal geometries. Simultaneously, active biofouling mitigation disrupts cerumen barriers, reducing sensor‐skin impedance by 20%.
Shuyun Zhuo, Zihuan Wu, Anan Zhang, Shideh Kabiri Ameri   +3 more
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