Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10231591 | Biotechnology Advances | 2013 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
In addition urgent research is directed towards the exploitation of mechanisms used by living organisms designed to repel the settlement of fouling organisms. These biomimetic strategies include the production of antifouling enzymes and novel surface topography that are incompatible with permanent attachment, for example, by mimicking the microstructure of shark skin. Other research seeks to exploit chemical signals and antimicrobial agents produced by diverse living organisms in the environment to prevent settlement and growth of fouling organisms on vulnerable surfaces. Novel polymer-based technologies may prevent fouling by means of unfavourable surface chemical and physical properties or by concentrating antifouling compounds around surfaces.
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Authors
Jeanette E. Gittens, Thomas J. Smith, Rami Suleiman, Robert Akid,