Low adhesive surfases for biofouling control
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2018-01-01
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The current non-toxic biofouling control is based on the idea for creation of non-sticking, low adhesive material surfaces - an approach firstly applied to the creation of bionert, protein repellent biomaterials, where the strong hydrophilic, ``water like`` surfaces appeared to be very promising. Strong/super hydrophobic, low energy surfaces are preferable in the industrial and marine biofouling control because of their better stability in water media. A brief overview is presented for the theoretical base of low adhesive, non-fouling surfaces creation, some successful solutions and future prospects for development of anti-biofouling materials. It includes also the mode of development and biofilm composition, protein adsorption as a mediator of bioadhesion and biofouling; the most important prerequisites of the ``clean`` surface; integrated multiple technology for creation, including surface energetics alteration by topography (micro and nanostructuring) and chemistry manipulation, combined or not with quasy-irremovable surface layer deposition.