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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.