Biofouling is the undesired deposition and growth of microorganisms on surfaces, forming
biofilms. The definition is subjective and operational: not every biofilm causes biofouling …

Marine biofouling is defined as the accumulation of living organisms on surfaces submerged
in seawater. The growth of aquatic organisms on the man‐made surfaces such as ships …

Traditional antifouling coatings are generally based on a single antifouling mechanism,
which can hardly meet the needs of different occasions. Here, a single “kill–resist–renew …

Regeneration of antifouling polymer surfaces after contamination or damage is an important
issue, especially in complex marine environments. Here, inspired by the self-renewal of silyl …

Current environmentally friendly marine antifouling (AF) coatings are mainly polymeric with
a relatively low hardness. Hard sol–gel-derived AF coatings for underwater robot-cleaning …

Despite the huge contribution of membrane-based brine and wastewater purification
systems in today's life, biofouling still affects sustainability of membrane engineering. Aimed …

Regeneration of zwitterionic surfaces is a promising strategy to combat biofouling. In this
study, we have prepared degradable hyperbranched anti-biofouling polymers of methyl …

Amphiphilic coatings are promising materials for fouling-release applications, especially
when their building blocks are inexpensive, biodegradable, and readily accessible …

Zwitterionic materials received great attention in recent studies due to their high antifouling
potential, though their application in practical coatings is still challenging. Amphiphilic …

Dendritic polyglycerol (PG) was covalently coupled to 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)
by an anionically catalyzed ring-opening polymerization generating a dendritic PG-HEMA …