[HTML][HTML] Functional polymer materials for modern marine biofouling control

H Qiu, K Feng, A Gapeeva, K Meurisch, S Kaps… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Marine biofouling is a well-known massive problem: within the shortest time, ship hulls and
other man-made submerged surfaces are inevitably populated by various marine …

Recent developments and practical feasibility of polymer‐based antifouling coatings

AMC Maan, AH Hofman, WM de Vos… - Advanced functional …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
While nature has optimized its antifouling strategies over millions of years, synthetic
antifouling coatings have not yet reached technological maturity. For an antifouling coating …

Antifouling Strategies for Selective In Vitro and In Vivo Sensing

C Jiang, G Wang, R Hein, N Liu, X Luo… - Chemical …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
The ability to fabricate sensory systems capable of highly selective operation in complex
fluid will undoubtedly underpin key future developments in healthcare. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Functional surface microstructures inspired by nature–From adhesion and wetting principles to sustainable new devices

E Arzt, H Quan, RM McMeeking, R Hensel - Progress in Materials Science, 2021‏ - Elsevier
In the course of evolution nature has arrived at startling materials solutions to ensure
survival. Investigations into biological surfaces, ranging from plants, insects and geckos to …

In vivo electrochemical biosensors: Recent advances in molecular design, electrode materials, and electrochemical devices

S Wang, Y Liu, A Zhu, Y Tian - Analytical chemistry, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Electrochemical biosensors provide powerful tools for dissecting the dynamically changing
neurochemical signals in the living brain, which contribute to the insight into the …

Bio-inspired strategies for designing antifouling biomaterials

VB Damodaran, NS Murthy - Biomaterials research, 2016‏ - spj.science.org
Contamination of biomedical devices in a biological medium, biofouling, is a major cause of
infection and is entirely avoidable. This mini-review will coherently present the broad range …

Surface hydration for antifouling and bio-adhesion

CA Del Grosso, C Leng, K Zhang, HC Hung… - Chemical …, 2020‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Antifouling properties of materials play crucial roles in many important applications such as
biomedical implants, marine antifouling coatings, biosensing, and membranes for …

Polymer-based marine antifouling and fouling release surfaces: Strategies for synthesis and modification

AK Leonardi, CK Ober - Annual review of chemical and …, 2019‏ - annualreviews.org
In marine industries, the accumulation of organic matter and marine organisms on ship hulls
and instruments limits performance, requiring frequent maintenance and increasing fuel …

Self-repairing silicone coatings for marine anti-biofouling

C Liu, C Ma, Q **e, G Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Marine biofouling is one of the most challenging problems today. Silicone polymer based
coatings with a low surface energy and elastic modulus can effectively inhibit or release …

Coating matters: Review on colloidal stability of nanoparticles with biocompatible coatings in biological media, living cells and organisms

J Schubert, M Chanana - Current medicinal chemistry, 2018‏ - ingentaconnect.com
Within the last two decades, the field of nanomedicine has not developed as successfully as
has widely been hoped for. The main reason for this is the immense complexity of the …