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Degradable Vinyl Polymers for Combating Marine Biofouling
Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022Marine organisms such as barnacle larvae and spores of algae adhere to underwater surfaces leading to marine biofouling. This phenomenon has numerous adverse impacts on marine industries and maritime activities. Due to the diversity of fouling organisms and the complexity of the marine environment, it is a huge challenge to combat marine biofouling ...
Chunfeng, Guangzhao Zhang
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Mini-review: Inhibition of biofouling by marine microorganisms
Biofouling, 2013Any natural or artificial substratum exposed to seawater is quickly fouled by marine microorganisms and later by macrofouling species. Microfouling organisms on the surface of a substratum form heterogenic biofilms, which are composed of multiple species of heterotrophic bacteria, cyanobacteria, diatoms, protozoa and fungi.
Sergey Dobretsov +2 more
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Polymer brush coatings for combating marine biofouling
Progress in Polymer Science, 2014Abstract A variety of functional polymer brushes and coatings have been developed for combating marine biofouling and biocorrosion with much less environmental impact than traditional biocides. This review summarizes recent developments in marine antifouling polymer brushes and coatings that are tethered to material surfaces and do not actively ...
Wenjing Yang +2 more
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Antifouling Slippery Surface against Marine Biofouling
Langmuir, 2023Titanium and its alloys have become the most excellent structure materials for naval seawater pipelines due to their high strength and good corrosion resistance. However, marine biofouling poses a serious threat to titanium alloy piping systems because of their good biocompatibility.
Xin Liu +5 more
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Biofouling in photobioreactors for marine microalgae
Critical Reviews in Biotechnology, 2017The economic and/or energetic feasibility of processes based on using microalgae biomass requires an efficient cultivation system. In photobioreactors (PBRs), the adhesion of microalgae to the transparent PBR surfaces leads to biofouling and reduces the solar radiation penetrating the PBR.
Ouassim, Zeriouh +6 more
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Degradable polyurethane for marine anti-biofouling
Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2013Degradable polyurethane (PU) with copolyester oligomer consisting of ε-caprolactone (CL) and glycolide (GA) as the soft segments has been prepared by a combination of ring-opening polymerization and condensation reaction. Enzymatic and hydrolytic degradation experiments demonstrate that the PU can degrade in seawater. Such a polyurethane exhibit a more
Chunfeng, Ma +3 more
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Laser Spectroscopy for Marine Biofouling Analysis
Global Oceans 2020: Singapore – U.S. Gulf Coast, 2020In the present study, femtosecond Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy LIBS technique has been used to investigate the growth of biofouling on Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) panels submerged in the Indian Ocean for various stages of growth. The coupons were suspended in the Indian Ocean at a depth of 1m at a distance of 480 m from the shoreline.
Della Thomas +3 more
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Contact Angle Hysteresis, Adhesion, and Marine Biofouling
Langmuir, 2004Adhesive and marine biofouling release properties of coatings containing surface-oriented perfluoroalkyl groups were investigated. These coatings were prepared by cross-linking a copolymer of 1H,1H,2H,2H-heptadecafluorodecyl acrylate and acrylic acid with a copolymer of poly(2-isopropenyl-2-oxazoline) and methyl methacrylate at different molar ratios ...
Donald L, Schmidt +4 more
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Parylene F coatings for combating marine biofouling
Materials Letters, 2021Abstract Parylene is an excellent barrier material used widely in many fields. In this work, parylene F was deposited on a polydimethylsiloxane substrate via chemical vapor deposition. We found that parylene F coatings could resist adhesion of bacteria and algae. The wrinkled surface topography, low surface free energy, and negative surface charge of
Limei Tian +6 more
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Marine and Industrial Biofouling
2009Biofouling is a costly problem, and it is encountered in a wide spectrum of technical systems, ranging from the shipping industry, power industry, water purification, automobile industry, paint and pharmaceuticals, to the microelectronics and food industries. Micro- and macroorganisms attach to surfaces and accumulate there, forming biofilms that cause
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