Design and synthesis of a new bioactive compound for marine antifouling inspired by natural products

Article Engineering, Multidisciplinary

Antifouling Technology Trends in Marine Environmental Protection

Limei Tian et al.

Summary: Marine fouling is a global problem, traditional toxic antifouling strategies pose environmental risks, while green eco-friendly antifouling technologies are gaining attention, mainly divided into non-bionic and bionic strategies. Non-bionic technologies include protein resistant polymers, antifoulant releasing coatings, foul release coatings, conductive antifouling coatings and photodynamic antifouling technology.

JOURNAL OF BIONIC ENGINEERING (2021)

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Article Environmental Sciences

Biomimetic surface coatings for marine antifouling: Natural antifoulants, synthetic polymers and surface microtopography

Liren Chen et al.

Summary: This study focuses on the research frontier of marine antifouling coatings from a bionic perspective. It demonstrates three main bioinspired strategies: natural antifoulants, bioinspired polymeric antifouling coatings, and biomimetic surface microtopographies. The fabrication methods, antifouling performances, advantages, and drawbacks of these coatings are presented along with an interpretation of the antifouling mechanisms.

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT (2021)

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Review Chemistry, Applied

Antifouling strategies based on super-phobic polymer materials

Zhoukun He et al.

Summary: Antifouling polymer materials are extensively explored for their unique fouling resistance and wide application potentials, with surface wettability determined by chemical compositions and structures. This review classifies fouling types and introduces the development history of antifouling strategies, summarizes polymer materials with special surface wettability, and discusses their adaptability in different fields. Potential applications, challenges, and future development pathways of antifouling polymer materials with super-phobic surface wettability are also discussed.

PROGRESS IN ORGANIC COATINGS (2021)

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Review Chemistry, Multidisciplinary