PMID- 23025554
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20130212
LR  - 20121002
IS  - 1029-2454 (Electronic)
IS  - 0892-7014 (Linking)
VI  - 28
IP  - 10
DP  - 2012
TI  - Enhancing the efficacy of fouling-release coatings against fouling by Mytilus 
      galloprovincialis using nanofillers.
PG  - 1077-91
LID - 10.1080/08927014.2012.728588 [doi]
AB  - Fouling-release (FR) coatings minimise the adhesion strength of fouling 
      organisms. This study describes improved technologies to control the settlement 
      and adhesion of the important fouling organism Mytilus galloprovincialis by 
      incorporating the nanofillers titanium dioxide (TiO(2)) and carbon nanotubes 
      (CNTs) in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) matrices. The incorporation of TiO(2) 
      prevented larval settlement when photoactivated with UV light, even at the lowest 
      concentration of the nanofiller (3.75 wt%). Notably, there was 100% mortality of 
      pediveligers exposed to photoactivated TiO(2). However, plantigrades initially 
      settled to photoactivated TiO(2), but their adhesion strength was significantly 
      reduced on these surfaces in comparison to blank PDMS. In addition, plantigrades 
      had high mortality after 6 h. In contrast to the enhanced antifouling and FR 
      properties of PDMS incorporating TiO(2), the incorporation of CNTs had no effect 
      on the settlement and adhesion of M. galloprovincialis.
FAU - Carl, C
AU  - Carl C
AD  - School of Marine and Tropical Biology, Centre of Sustainable Tropical Fisheries 
      and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. 
      tine.carl@my.jcu.edu.au
FAU - Poole, A J
AU  - Poole AJ
FAU - Vucko, M J
AU  - Vucko MJ
FAU - Williams, M R
AU  - Williams MR
FAU - Whalan, S
AU  - Whalan S
FAU - de Nys, R
AU  - de Nys R
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PL  - England
TA  - Biofouling
JT  - Biofouling
JID - 9200331
SB  - IM
MH  - Adhesiveness
MH  - Animals
MH  - *Construction Materials
MH  - Larva
MH  - Materials Testing
MH  - *Metal Nanoparticles
MH  - Mytilus/*physiology
MH  - Nanostructures/*toxicity
EDAT- 2012/10/03 06:00
MHDA- 2013/02/13 06:00
CRDT- 2012/10/03 06:00
PHST- 2012/10/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/10/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/02/13 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1080/08927014.2012.728588 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Biofouling. 2012;28(10):1077-91. doi: 10.1080/08927014.2012.728588.