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- 2021Unveiling the Antifouling Performance of Different Marine Surfaces and Their Effect on the Development and Structure of Cyanobacterial Biofilmscitations
- 2021Developing New Marine Antifouling Surfaces: Learning from Single-Strain Laboratory Testscitations
- 2020The Relative Importance of Shear Forces and Surface Hydrophobicity on Biofilm Formation by Coccoid Cyanobacteriacitations
- 2020Characterization of planktonic and biofilm cells from two filamentous cyanobacteria using a shotgun proteomic approachcitations
- 2020Experimental Assessment of the Performance of Two Marine Coatings to Curb Biofilm Formation of Microfoulerscitations
- 2019Biofilm formation behaviour of marine filamentous cyanobacterial strains in controlled hydrodynamic conditionscitations
- 2009Measurement of the shear properties of clear wood by the Arcan testcitations
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Experimental Assessment of the Performance of Two Marine Coatings to Curb Biofilm Formation of Microfoulers
Abstract
Biofilms formed on submerged marine surfaces play a critical role in the fouling process, causing increased fuel consumption, corrosion, and high maintenance costs. Thus, marine biofouling is a major issue and motivates the development of antifouling coatings. In this study, the performance of two commercial marine coatings, a foul-release silicone-based paint (SilRef) and an epoxy resin (EpoRef), was evaluated regarding their abilities to prevent biofilm formation byCyanobiumsp. andPseudoalteromonas tunicata(common microfoulers). Biofilms were developed under defined hydrodynamic conditions to simulate marine settings, and the number of biofilm cells, wet weight, and thickness were monitored for 7 weeks. The biofilm structure was analyzed by confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) at the end-point. Results demonstrated that EpoRef surfaces were effective in inhibiting biofilm formation at initial stages (until day 28), while SilRef surfaces showed high efficacy in decreasing biofilm formation during maturation (from day 35 onwards). Wet weight and thickness analysis, as well as CLSM data, indicate that SilRef surfaces were less prone to biofilm formation than EpoRef surfaces. Furthermore, the efficacy of SilRef surfaces may be dependent on the fouling microorganism, while the performance of EpoRef was strongly influenced by a combined effect of surface and microorganism.