TY - JOUR
TI - Biofouling: lessons from nature
AU - Bixler, G
AU - Bhushan, B
T2 - Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society A
AB - Biofouling is generally undesirable for many applications. An overview of the medical, marine and industrial fields susceptible to fouling is presented. Two types of fouling include biofouling from organism colonization and inorganic fouling from non-living particles. Nature offers many solutions to control fouling through various physical and chemical control mechanisms. Examples include low drag, low adhesion, wettability (water repellency and attraction), microtexture, grooming, sloughing, various miscellaneous behaviours and chemical secretions. A survey of nature's flora and fauna was taken in order to discover new antifouling methods that could be mimicked for engineering applications. Antifouling methods currently employed, ranging from coatings to cleaning techniques, are described. New antifouling methods will presumably incorporate a combination of physical and chemical controls.
DA - 2012/05//
PY - 2012
VL - 370
IS - 1967
SP - 2381
EP - 2417
UR - https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsta.2011.0502
DO - 10.1098/rsta.2011.0502
LA - English
KW - Marine Energy
KW - Wind Energy
KW - Fixed Offshore Wind
KW - Attraction
KW - Invertebrates
ER -