Preparation and Study of Antifouling and Fouling-Release Surface Materials from Copolymers with Anchoring Functional Groups
Marine biofouling is a worldwide problem in marine systems. Nowadays, innovative non-toxic antifouling and fouling-release materials are highly desirable. In this study, a strategy for preparing antifouling and fouling-release materials via one-step dip coating is reported. Copolymers were synthesiz...
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| description | Marine biofouling is a worldwide problem in marine systems. Nowadays, innovative non-toxic antifouling and fouling-release materials are highly desirable. In this study, a strategy for preparing antifouling and fouling-release materials via one-step dip coating is reported. Copolymers were synthesized via the polymerization of a monomer with catechol sticky functional groups and four monomers with antifouling- or fouling-release functional groups, respectively. The copolymers could assemble onto different material surfaces, such as metals and plastics, using biomimetic catechol groups via multivalent complex bonding. The catechol groups were helpful for adhesion onto the surfaces, while the other functional groups endowed the coatings with antifouling or fouling-release properties. The effects of modifying the substrates using these copolymer coatings were verified via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; images of <i>Chlorella</i> cell and <i>Ulva</i> zoospore settlement were taken using a microscope and scanning electron microscope. The copolymer-coated surfaces, especially the surface modified by DOPA–PSPMA, displayed the best antifouling activity, and surface modification via DOPA–PTMETH was shown to be the most effective for producing the fouling-release property in the settlement assay. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c71115b5de914144a8a3ffa3d174fc792023-12-08T15:20:55ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442023-11-011623736710.3390/ma16237367Preparation and Study of Antifouling and Fouling-Release Surface Materials from Copolymers with Anchoring Functional GroupsFei Wan0Wenwen Yan1Chao Feng2Ruixuan Tong3Linlin Zhang4School of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266033, ChinaMarine biofouling is a worldwide problem in marine systems. Nowadays, innovative non-toxic antifouling and fouling-release materials are highly desirable. In this study, a strategy for preparing antifouling and fouling-release materials via one-step dip coating is reported. Copolymers were synthesized via the polymerization of a monomer with catechol sticky functional groups and four monomers with antifouling- or fouling-release functional groups, respectively. The copolymers could assemble onto different material surfaces, such as metals and plastics, using biomimetic catechol groups via multivalent complex bonding. The catechol groups were helpful for adhesion onto the surfaces, while the other functional groups endowed the coatings with antifouling or fouling-release properties. The effects of modifying the substrates using these copolymer coatings were verified via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; images of <i>Chlorella</i> cell and <i>Ulva</i> zoospore settlement were taken using a microscope and scanning electron microscope. The copolymer-coated surfaces, especially the surface modified by DOPA–PSPMA, displayed the best antifouling activity, and surface modification via DOPA–PTMETH was shown to be the most effective for producing the fouling-release property in the settlement assay.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/23/7367antifoulingfouling-release propertycatecholcopolymer |
| spellingShingle | Fei Wan Wenwen Yan Chao Feng Ruixuan Tong Linlin Zhang Preparation and Study of Antifouling and Fouling-Release Surface Materials from Copolymers with Anchoring Functional Groups Materials antifouling fouling-release property catechol copolymer |
| title | Preparation and Study of Antifouling and Fouling-Release Surface Materials from Copolymers with Anchoring Functional Groups |
| title_full | Preparation and Study of Antifouling and Fouling-Release Surface Materials from Copolymers with Anchoring Functional Groups |
| title_fullStr | Preparation and Study of Antifouling and Fouling-Release Surface Materials from Copolymers with Anchoring Functional Groups |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preparation and Study of Antifouling and Fouling-Release Surface Materials from Copolymers with Anchoring Functional Groups |
| title_short | Preparation and Study of Antifouling and Fouling-Release Surface Materials from Copolymers with Anchoring Functional Groups |
| title_sort | preparation and study of antifouling and fouling release surface materials from copolymers with anchoring functional groups |
| topic | antifouling fouling-release property catechol copolymer |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/23/7367 |
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