TY - JOUR
T1 - Trends in the development of environmentally friendly fouling-resistant marine coatings.
AU - Callow, James
AU - Callow, Maureen
PY - 2011/3/1
Y1 - 2011/3/1
N2 - 'Marine biofouling', the undesired growth of marine organisms such as microorganisms, barnacles and seaweeds on submerged surfaces, is a global problem for maritime industries, with both economic and environmental penalties. The primary strategy for combating marine fouling is to use biocide-containing paints, but environmental concerns and legislation are driving science and technology towards non-biocidal solutions based solely on physico-chemical and materials properties of coatings. Advances in nanotechnology and polymer science, and the development of novel surface designs 'bioinspired' by nature, are expected to have a significant impact on the development of a new generation of environmentally friendly marine coatings.
AB - 'Marine biofouling', the undesired growth of marine organisms such as microorganisms, barnacles and seaweeds on submerged surfaces, is a global problem for maritime industries, with both economic and environmental penalties. The primary strategy for combating marine fouling is to use biocide-containing paints, but environmental concerns and legislation are driving science and technology towards non-biocidal solutions based solely on physico-chemical and materials properties of coatings. Advances in nanotechnology and polymer science, and the development of novel surface designs 'bioinspired' by nature, are expected to have a significant impact on the development of a new generation of environmentally friendly marine coatings.
U2 - 10.1038/ncomms1251
DO - 10.1038/ncomms1251
M3 - Article
C2 - 21427715
SN - 2041-1723
VL - 2
SP - 244
JO - Nature Communications
JF - Nature Communications
ER -
