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Synthesis and antibiofouling properties of novel crosslinkable terpolymers containing semifluoroalkyl substituted aromatic side chains
Author(s) -
Feng Shijun,
Huang Yangen,
Wang Qiang,
Gao Yu,
Qing FengLing
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.21619
Subject(s) - biofouling , materials science , fouling , side chain , polymer , coating , siloxane , chemical engineering , contact angle , polymer science , polymer chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , membrane , chemistry , biochemistry , engineering
Synthesis, contact angle analysis, surface properties and biofouling characteristics of novel crosslinkable terpolymers with semifluoroalkyl substituted aromatic side chains have been described. These polymers are targeted for use as coatings to prevent marine biofouling. The marine antifouling properties of these materials were evaluated by laboratory assays employing the fouling diatom Nitzschia and ubiquitous Staphylococcus aureusi . Results indicated that the experimental coatings exhibited better antibiofouling performance than that of a standard Poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) coating. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 2010. © 2009 Society of Plastics Engineers