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Poly(ethylene glycol)-Containing Hydrogel Surfaces for Antifouling Applications in Marine and Freshwater Environments

- Apr 3, 2009


Technical Paper - Efforts are now underway to develop environmentally friendly biocidal coatings for underwater marine use on boats. A thin protein-resistant poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-based hydrogel coating has been shown to provide excellent antifouling properties with respect to settlement and removal. The coating was fabricated by free-radical polymerization on silanized glass and silicon and on...

Source : Ekblad, T., Bergstrm, G., Conlan, S. L., Mutton, R., Clare, A. S., Wang, S., Liu, Y., Zhao, Q., D’Souza, F., Donnelly, G. T., Willemsen, P. R., Pettitt, M. E., Callow, M. E., Callow J. A., and Liedberg B., Biomacromolecules, 2008, 9 (10), pp 2775–2783

SpecialChem4Coatings Members Reactions

- Apr 15, 2009
posted by Leo Nguyen Van, R&D - Applied/ Formulation/ Product development

interesting - Apr 07, 2009
posted by Gilbert Dewanto, Product Design / Engineering (Dev. Pack., Parts design...)
I am thinking how can it be used in automobile industry

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