Surface Layer Dynamics for Compliant Foul-Release Coatings.
Abstract
During a 3-year cooperative program, with government and industry partners specializing in nonstick coatings, the project team identified superior nontoxic, nonpolluting coating formulations for use as easy-release paints to minimize biofouling in freshwater systems. As an unexpected result, a preferred range of coating surface texture+chemistry combinations was identified that also imparted the highly desired feature of drag reduction to such foul-release systems. At the fundamental level, magnetic resonance spectroscopic data were developed that indicate how differential structuring of water clusters near hydrophobic vs hydrophilic boundaries can account for these findings. Abstracts of the two resulting M.S. theses are appended.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 27, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA351124
Entities
People
- Robert E. Baier
Organizations
- University at Buffalo