journal article·2017-05-24Open access

Effect of Variations in Micropatterns and Surface Modulus on Marine Fouling of Engineering Polymers

Agata Maria Brzozowska, Stan Maassen, Rubayn Goh Zhi Rong, Peter Imre Benke, Chin-Sing Lim, Ezequiel M. Marzinelli, Dominik Jańczewski, Serena Lay-Ming Teo, G. Julius Vancso

Abstract

We report on the marine fouling and fouling release effects caused by variations of surface mechanical properties and microtopography of engineering polymers. Polymeric materials were covered with hierarchical micromolded topographical patterns inspired by the shell of the marine decapod crab Myomenippe hardwickii. These micropatterned surfaces were deployed in field static immersion tests. PDMS, polyurethane, and PMMA surfaces with higher elastic modulus and hardness were found to accumulate more fouling and exhibited poor fouling release properties. The results indicate interplay between surface mechanical properties and microtopography on antifouling performance.
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OpenAlex topics: Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry · Polymer Surface Interaction Studies · Marine Ecology and Invasive Species

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Affiliations

Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, 138634 Singapore

Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore

Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 60 Nanyang Drive, 637551 Singapore

Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore, 21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119077 Singapore

St John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, Tropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, 18 Kent Ridge Road, 119227 Singapore

Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia

Sydney Institute of Marine Science, 19 Chowder Bay Rd, Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia

Laboratory of Technological Processes, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland

Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 1 Pesek Road, 627833 Singapore

MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Materials Science and Technology of Polymers, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands

Funding

Agency for Science, Technology and Research · Science and Engineering Research Council

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