Surface‐Active Borate Glasses as Antifouling Materials | Zendy

Fears Kenan P. | Zendy; Scancella Jenifer M. | Zendy; Orihuela Beatriz | Zendy; Rittschof Daniel | Zendy; Wahl Kathryn J. | Zendy

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Surface‐Active Borate Glasses as Antifouling Materials

Author(s) -

Fears Kenan P.,

Scancella Jenifer M.,

Orihuela Beatriz,

Rittschof Daniel,

Wahl Kathryn J.

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

advanced materials interfaces

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.671

H-Index - 65

ISSN - 2196-7350

DOI - 10.1002/admi.201500370

Subject(s) - biofouling , materials science , barnacle , boron , adhesion , silicone , aqueous solution , nanotechnology , composite material , borate glass , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , chemistry , membrane , biochemistry , botany , doping , larva , engineering , biology

Hydrolysable borate glasses form surface layers in aqueous environments that can resist barnacle adhesion by physical and/or chemical mechanisms. After 14 d re‐attachment periods, the adhesion strength of barnacles attached to these glasses are comparable to silicone antifouling coatings. Furthermore, the glasses remain optically transparent from 400 to 1700 nm, presenting a promising class of materials for underwater optics.

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