Non-toxic, non-biocide-release antifouling coatings based on molecular structure design for marine applications

AG Nurioglu, ACC Esteves - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Marine biofouling generally refers to the undesirable accumulation of biological organisms
on surfaces in contact with seawater. This natural phenomenon represents a major …

Polymer brush coatings for combating marine biofouling

WJ Yang, KG Neoh, ET Kang, SLM Teo… - Progress in Polymer …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
A variety of functional polymer brushes and coatings have been developed for combating
marine biofouling and biocorrosion with much less environmental impact than traditional …

Strong surface hydration and salt resistant mechanism of a new nonfouling zwitterionic polymer based on protein stabilizer TMAO

H Huang, C Zhang, R Crisci, T Lu… - Journal of the …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Zwitterionic polymers exhibit excellent nonfouling performance due to their strong surface
hydrations. However, salt molecules may severely reduce the surface hydrations of typical …

Surface charge control for zwitterionic polymer brushes: Tailoring surface properties to antifouling applications

S Guo, D Jańczewski, X Zhu, R Quintana, T He… - Journal of colloid and …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Hypothesis Electrostatic interactions play an important role in adhesion phenomena
particularly for biomacromolecules and microorganisms. Zero charge valence of zwitterions …

Silica nanoparticles functionalized with zwitterionic sulfobetaine siloxane for application as a versatile antifouling coating system

BR Knowles, P Wagner, S Maclaughlin… - … applied materials & …, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
The growing need to develop surfaces able to effectively resist biological fouling has
resulted in the widespread investigation of nanomaterials with potential antifouling …

A brief review of environmentally benign antifouling and foul-release coatings for marine applications

P Buskens, M Wouters, C Rentrop, Z Vroon - Journal of Coatings …, 2013‏ - Springer
Antifouling coatings for ship hulls are a very important topic in coating research. They are
essential with respect to fuel consumption of ships: without antifouling coating, biological …

Toward long-term accurate and continuous monitoring of nitrate in wastewater using poly (tetrafluoroethylene)(PTFE)–solid-state ion-selective electrodes (S-ISEs)

Y Fan, Y Huang, W Linthicum, F Liu, AOR Beringhs… - ACS …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Long-term accurate and continuous monitoring of nitrate (NO3–) concentration in
wastewater and groundwater is critical for determining treatment efficiency and tracking …

Application of isothermal titration calorimetry for characterizing thermodynamic parameters of biomolecular interactions: peptide self-assembly and protein adsorption …

M Kabiri, LD Unsworth - Biomacromolecules, 2014‏ - ACS Publications
The complex nature of macromolecular interactions usually makes it very hard to identify the
molecular-level mechanisms that ultimately dictate the result of these interactions. This is …

Ultra-low fouling and high antibody loading zwitterionic hydrogel coatings for sensing and detection in complex media

YN Chou, F Sun, HC Hung, P Jain, A Sinclair, P Zhang… - Acta biomaterialia, 2016‏ - Elsevier
For surface-based diagnostic devices to achieve reliable biomarker detection in complex
media such as blood, preventing nonspecific protein adsorption and incorporating high …

Advances in nonfouling materials: perspectives for the food industry

T Mérian, JM Goddard - Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 2012‏ - ACS Publications
Fouling of complex food components onto food-processing materials affects food quality,
food safety, and operating efficiency. Developments in nonfouling and fouling-release …