Bioinspired synthetic macroalgae: Examples from nature for antifouling applications

Chapman, James; Hellio, Claire; Sullivan, Timothy M.; Brown, Robert C.; Russell, Sonia; Kiterringham, Eolann; Nor, Laurianne Le; Regan, Fiona

doi:10.1016/j.ibiod.2013.03.036

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“…[18] Three reagents were prepared: (i) The Lowry reagent powder was dissolved in 40 mL Milli-Q water; (ii) Folin-Ciocalteu's phenol reagent was dissolved with a 1:5 ratio in Milli-Q water; and (iii) BSA was prepared using 2 mg dissolved in 5 mL Milli-Q to achieve a 400 mg mL À1 protein concentration. [18] Three reagents were prepared: (i) The Lowry reagent powder was dissolved in 40 mL Milli-Q water; (ii) Folin-Ciocalteu's phenol reagent was dissolved with a 1:5 ratio in Milli-Q water; and (iii) BSA was prepared using 2 mg dissolved in 5 mL Milli-Q to achieve a 400 mg mL À1 protein concentration.…”

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“…The visual make-up of the polymer using electron microscopy was still "smooth" and, thus, little changes in water contact angle are shown. [9][10][11]18] In all cases, the plasticizer has reduced the water contact angle of the polymer (n ¼ 10 AE 1 SD). Figure 3 shows that the full range of plasticizers has reduced the overall superhydrophobic water contact angle of the polymer.…”

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“…[7] One overlooked property of PVC is the wetting behavior, more formally known as contact angle or hydrophilicity. For example, plasma polymer vapor deposition, [12,13] direct oxygen treatment using oxygen plasma, [14] surface roughening, [9,15] and biomimetics [16] have all been used to generate superhydrophobicity on the interface with the substrate and water or a given solvent. Plasticizing the material can increase or decrease the water contact angle value, depending on the type of plasticizer used.…”

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Reproducible Superhydrophobic PVC Coatings; Investigating the Use of Plasticizers for Early Stage Biofouling Control

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Here we show an easy to synthesize superhydrophobic material using a solvent phase-separation process of poly vinyl chloride. It is found that solvents mixed in different ratios increase the dielectric value of the solvent and can be tuned to produce superhydrophobic PVC. The PVC solution is then spin-coated onto glass slides for characterization using scanning electron microscopy. Plasticizers are doped into the 70% (v/v) PVC to determine their overall effects; it is found that plasticizers reduce the water contact angle value. The final coatings were tested in a series of antifouling assays in a marine environment lab study; it is found that the superhydrophobic PVC material reduced marine biofouling.

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“…Critically, the importance of being able to quantify baseline levels of the detachment phase during a biofilm cultivation experiment in order to study the actual effect of remediation or mitigation techniques (i.e., increased shear, biocidal agents [3,4,[14][15][16]) is extremely important. Previously, authors have demonstrated that detachment occurred only when the biofilm was fully formed-however, this is incorrect and detachment can occur at any time of the biofilm formation process.…”

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“…The main reason for this is that the biology, supporting the detachment process, will be anticipated to be crucial in developing new and emerging combat strategies for infection control [7] or indeed management of water systems that succumb to biofouling [14,16].…”

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Detachment of Bacteria

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The rheological properties of biofilms have a great impact on major processes such as transport of nutrients, light, biocides, water, biochemicals and cells. The knowledge of the mechanical properties of biofilms is essential in quantifying the overall process of biofilm development and bacterial survival (and proliferation)-one of the key processes in a biofilm lifecycle is detachment. It is therefore crucial to be able to predict the biofilm detachment and break up in response to internal and external forces that drive the biofilm cycle. This chapter aims to highlight some of the important processes in the biofilm detachment cycle. It will also draw on some new and old concepts on this age old battle of biofilm survival and proliferation.

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A Self‐Cleaning Mucus‐like and Hierarchical Ciliary Bionic Surface for Marine Antifouling

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The flexible mucus film and hydrophilic hierarchical micro‐/nanoprotuberance structure on the skin surfaces of marine organisms contribute to an excellent intrinsic antifouling performance. Inspired by this fact, a self‐cleaning mucus‐like and hierarchical ciliary bionic antifouling surface (SMCAS) is designed for marine antifouling based on the electrostatic flocking technology. The results of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) show that the bioinspired SMCAS has a hierarchical micro‐/nanociliary structure and the micrometer array of polyamide (PA) microfibers is covered with the nanometer carbon nanotube/polyvinyl alcohol (CNT/PVA) hydrogel particles. The biomasses of the two marine microoganisms, Nitzschia closterium f. minutissima and Marinobacter lipolyticus SM19 (T), attached on the SMCAS are investigated using a UV–visible spectrophotometer (UV–vis) and SEM. The results reveal that the microoganisms attached on the SMCAS are significantly lower number in comparison with the organic silicon coating. In addition, the SMCAS has a greater ability of stain removal in the dyed petroleum ether washing test. Therefore, the SMCAS demonstrates an extraordinary antifouling performance due to the synergetic effect of the mucus‐like hydrogel film and the hierarchical micro‐/nanostructured micropillars.

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Bioinspired synthetic macroalgae: Examples from nature for antifouling applications

Cited by 78 publications

References 34 publications

Reproducible Superhydrophobic PVC Coatings; Investigating the Use of Plasticizers for Early Stage Biofouling Control

Reproducible Superhydrophobic PVC Coatings; Investigating the Use of Plasticizers for Early Stage Biofouling Control

Detachment of Bacteria

A Self‐Cleaning Mucus‐like and Hierarchical Ciliary Bionic Surface for Marine Antifouling

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