Polymeric material for anti-biofouling

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2012 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, volume 100, pages 31-35 (issn: 0927-7765,

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Authors: Chunfeng, Ma; Hongjun, Yang; Xi, Zhou; Bo, Wu; Guangzhao, Zhang;

doi: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2012.04.045

pmid: 22766280

Polymeric material for anti-biofouling

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Abstract

Copolymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and acrylate terminated poly(ethylene oxide-co-ethylene carbonate) (PEOC) macromonomer yields graft copolymer with PEOC side chains. By use of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D), we have investigated the adsorption of proteins on the surface constructed by the copolymer in seawater. It shows the polymeric surface exhibits protein resistance depending on the content of the side chains. Marine field tests show the protein resistant surface can effectively inhibit marine biofouling for more than 12 weeks.

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South China University of Technology
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University of Science and Technology of China
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Keywords

Aquatic Organisms, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Biofouling, Surface Properties, Fibrinogen, Serum Albumin, Bovine, Methylmethacrylate, Polyethylene Glycols, Polymerization, Coated Materials, Biocompatible, Materials Testing, Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared, Chromatography, Gel, Quartz Crystal Microbalance Techniques, Animals, Cattle, Seawater, Adsorption, Polyethylenes

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