Barrett, Alan, Sullivan, Timothy ORCID: 0000-0002-1093-0602 and Regan, Fiona ORCID: 0000-0002-8273-9970 (2013) Development of bio-inspired antifouling coatings. In: 4th Annual SmartOcean Forum, 5-6 Nov 2013, Belfast, UK.
Abstract
Biofouling is the accumulation of micro and macro organisms on a solid surface exposed to a marine environment. It cause a reduction of operational effectiveness of marine structures[1]. The process begins with the settlement of microorganisms on the surface demonstrated in figure 1, the microorganisms then produce Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) forming a biofilm.
Hydrophobic surfaces have been shown to inhibit biofouling and it has been noted that some strains of macroalgae use surface topography and leaching of antimicrobials to minimise biofouling.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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Event Type: | Conference |
Refereed: | No |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biofouling; Marine environments |
Subjects: | Physical Sciences > Analytical chemistry Physical Sciences > Environmental chemistry |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | Research Initiatives and Centres > Marine and Environmental Sensing Technology Hub (MESTECH) |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
ID Code: | 19677 |
Deposited On: | 06 Dec 2013 09:47 by Aoife Power . Last Modified 09 Oct 2019 13:59 |
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