Materials Approach to Dissecting Surface Responses in the Attachment Stages of Biofouling Organisms
Abstract
The settlement of five fouling organisms on xerogel coatings formulated to have a range of surface energies, dispersive components to surface energies, zeta potentials, and charge will be evaluated in laboratory and field tests. Surface topography will be examined in coatings containing carboxylic acid components. The settlement responses will be analyzed using principal component analysis. The settlement responses will be incorporated in the design of new antifouling/fouling release coatings.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 2016
- Source ID
- N000141612143
Entities
People
- Michael Detty
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- Research Foundation for the State University of New York
- United States Navy