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Schultzhaus J, Hervey J, Fears K, Spillmann C. Proteomic comparison of the organic matrices from parietal and base plates of the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite. Open Biol 2024; 14:230246. [PMID: 38806147 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.230246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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Acorn barnacles are efficient colonizers on a wide variety of marine surfaces. As they proliferate on critical infrastructure, their settlement and growth have deleterious effects on performance. To address acorn barnacle biofouling, research has focused on the settlement and adhesion processes with the goal of informing the development of novel coatings. This effort has resulted in the discovery and characterization of several proteins found at the adhesive substrate interface, i.e. cement proteins, and a deepened understanding of the function and composition of the biomaterials within this region. While the adhesive properties at the interface are affected by the interaction between the proteins, substrate and mechanics of the calcified base plate, little attention has been given to the interaction between the proteins and the cuticular material present at the substrate interface. Here, the proteome of the organic matrix isolated from the base plate of the acorn barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite is compared with the chitinous and proteinaceous matrix embedded within A. amphitrite parietal plates. The objective was to gain an understanding of how the basal organic matrix may be specialized for adhesion via an in-depth comparative proteome analysis. In general, the majority of proteins identified in the parietal matrix were also found in the basal organic matrix, including nearly all those grouped in classes of cement proteins, enzymes and pheromones. However, the parietal organic matrix was enriched with cuticle-associated proteins, of which ca 30% of those identified were unique to the parietal region. In contrast, ca 30-40% of the protease inhibitors, enzymes and pheromones identified in the basal organic matrix were unique to this region. Not unexpectedly, nearly 50% of the cement proteins identified in the basal region were significantly distinct from those found in the parietal region. The wider variety of identified proteins in the basal organic matrix indicates a greater diversity of biological function in the vicinity of the substrate interface where several processes related to adhesion, cuticle formation and expansion of the base synchronize to play a key role in organism survival.
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- Janna Schultzhaus
- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory , Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory , Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory , Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Bio/Molecular Science & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory , Washington, DC, USA
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Macdonald B, Zhang C, Chen Z, Tuteja A. Polysiloxane-Based Liquid-like Layers for Reducing Polymer and Wax Fouling. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:274-284. [PMID: 36583570 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c02489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Surface fouling occurs when undesired matter adheres and accumulates on a surface, resulting in a decrease or loss of functionality. Polymer and wax fouling can cause costly blockages to crude oil pipelines, clog jet fuel injectors, foul chemical reaction vessels, and significantly decrease the efficiency of heat exchangers. Fouling occurs in many forms but can be segmented based on adherent size, modulus, and chemical functionality. Depending on the foulant, surface design strategies can vary greatly. Few strategies exist to prevent the buildup of wax and polymers on surfaces. In this report, we investigate the potential of highly disordered, siloxane liquid-like layers as a strategy for reducing wax and polymer deposition. In our tests, it was found that the liquid-like layers developed here were able to reduce postadsorption roughness for polymer and wax by as much as 35- and 47-fold, respectively, when compared to the control. SFG was utilized to investigate the molecular-level interfacial properties for each of the modified surfaces to help understand the antifouling mechanism. The data showed that the likely higher grafting density and a large degree of random conformational freedom at the liquid-surface interface make the developed siloxane-covered surfaces energetically unfavorable for polymer and wax accretion.
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- Brian Macdonald
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, 930 North University Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
- Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Choi J, Lee S, Ohkawa K, Hwang DS. Counterplotting the Mechanosensing-Based Fouling Mechanism of Mussels against Fouling. ACS NANO 2021; 15:18566-18579. [PMID: 34766757 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c09097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Marine organisms react to various factors when building colonies for survival; however, severe accumulation of diverse organisms on artificial structures located close to water causes large industrial losses. Herein, we identify a concept in the development of antifouling surfaces based on understanding the surface stiffness recognition procedure of mussel adhesion at the genetic level. It was found that on a soft surface the combination of decreased adhesive plaque size, adhesion force, and plaque protein downregulation synergistically weakens mussel wet adhesion and sometimes prevents mussels from anchoring, mainly due to transcriptional changes within the mechanosensing pathway and the adhesive proteins in secretory glands. In addition, the use of soft substrates or antagonists of surface mechanosensing behavior suppresses mussel fouling significantly.
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- Jimin Choi
- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
- School of Life Science, Handong Global University, Pohang, 791-708, Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Fiber Engineering, Shinshu University (IFES), Tokida 3-15-1, Ueda, 386-8567, Nagano, Japan
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- School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience and Bioengineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
- Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
- Institute for Convergence Research and Education in Advanced Technology, Yonsei University, Incheon, 21983, Republic of Korea
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Yang Q, Zhang Z, Qi Y, Zhang H. The Antifouling and Drag-Reduction Performance of Alumina Reinforced Polydimethylsiloxane Coatings Containing Phenylmethylsilicone Oil. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13183067. [PMID: 34577968 PMCID: PMC8470985 DOI: 10.3390/polym13183067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Fouling-release coatings reinforced with micro-alumina and nano-alumina were prepared based on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) containing phenylmethylsilicone oil. The surface properties, mechanical properties, leaching behavior of silicone oil, anti-fouling and drag-reduction performance of the coating were studied. The results show that the addition of alumina can significantly improve the tensile strength, elastic modulus and Shore’s hardness of the coating. The adhesion experiments of marine bacteria and Navicula Tenera show that the addition of alumina can reduce the antifouling performance of the coating, which is related to the stripping mode of fouling organisms. The fouling organisms leave the coating surface by shearing, and the energy required for shearing is proportional to the elastic modulus of the coating. At 800–1400 rpm, the addition of alumina will reduce the drag reduction performance of the coating, which is related to the drag reduction mechanism of PDMS. PDMS counteracts part of the resistance by surface deformation. The larger the elastic modulus is, the more difficult the surface deformation is. The experiment of silicone oil leaching shows that the increase of alumina addition amount and the decrease of particle size will inhibit the leaching of silicone oil.
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Hu P, Zeng H, Zhou H, Zhang C, Xie Q, Ma C, Zhang G. Silicone Elastomer with Self-Generating Zwitterions for Antifouling Coatings. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2021; 37:8253-8260. [PMID: 34190560 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.1c00984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Silicone elastomer-based fouling release coatings have been gaining increased attention in marine antibiofouling. However, the lack of fouling resistance limits their application. Introducing a zwitterionic polymer into silicone enhances its fouling resistance, but their incompatibility makes this challenging. In this work, a silicone elastomer with zwitterionic pendant chains has been prepared by grafting a telomer of tertiary carboxybetaine dodecafluoroheptyl ester ethyl acrylate (TCBF) and 3-mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane to the bis-silanol-terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS). The fluorocarbon groups drive the telomer onto the surface in the film formation process, while the TCBF groups hydrolyze and generate zwitterions on the surface, which is confirmed by attenuated total reflection infrared spectra analysis and water contact angle measurements. Bioassays using marine bacteria (Pseudomonas sp.) and diatoms (Navicula incerta) demonstrate that the antifouling efficacy is improved as the telomer content increases. The bacteria and diatom adhesion decreases by 95 and 81%, respectively, for the PDMS with 30 wt % telomer compared with the unmodified PDMS control. Meanwhile, the fouling release performance of PDMS is maintained with a pseudobarnacle removal strength of ∼0.1 MPa. This work provides a facile way to fabricate efficient silicone-based antifouling coatings.
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- Peng Hu
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- China Ship Development and Design Center, Wuhan 430064, P. R. China
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- China Ship Development and Design Center, Wuhan 430064, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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Porous silicone substrates inhibit permanent barnacle attachment under natural conditions. Biointerphases 2020; 15:061013. [PMID: 33339459 DOI: 10.1116/6.0000608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Barnacles are able to effectively adhere to most surfaces underwater. Dewetting of the corresponding surface prior to the release of their permanent adhesive plays an important role in the attachment process. Possibly, a surface that is able to interfere with this process may have exceptional fouling repellence and fouling release abilities. Therefore, open-pored foams made from polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) were tested together with flat PDMS samples as controls in a 13-week-long field experiment in the Baltic Sea. On a weekly basis, both settlement and fouling density development of the bay barnacle Balanus (=Amphibalanus) improvisus were monitored. The overall settlement was close to zero on PDMS foams and the few attached barnacles were not able to stay on the PDMS foams longer than 1 week after initial settlement. Changes in the stiffness of the PDMS foams did not affect these results. Open-pored PDMS foam systems may be a promising tool in the development of new, innovative antifouling strategies.
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Hu P, Xie Q, Ma C, Zhang G. Silicone-Based Fouling-Release Coatings for Marine Antifouling. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:2170-2183. [PMID: 32013443 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b03926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Marine biofouling profoundly influences marine industries and activities. It slows the speed and increases the fuel consumption of ships, corrodes offshore platforms, and blocks seawater pipelines. The most effective and economical antifouling approach uses coatings. Fouling-release coatings (FRCs) with low surface free energy and high elasticity weakly adhere to marine organisms, so they can be readily removed by the water shear force. FRCs have attracted increasing interest because they are biocide-free and hence ecofriendly. However, traditional silicone-based FRCs have weak adhesion to substrates, low mechanical strength, and low fouling resistance, limiting their applications. In recent years, many attempts have been made to improve their mechanical properties and fouling resistance. This review deals with the progress in the construction of high-performance silicone-based fouling-release surfaces.
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- Peng Hu
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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Eslami B, Irajizad P, Jafari P, Nazari M, Masoudi A, Kashyap V, Stafslien S, Ghasemi H. Stress-localized durable anti-biofouling surfaces. SOFT MATTER 2019; 15:6014-6026. [PMID: 31309202 DOI: 10.1039/c9sm00790c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Growing demands for bio-friendly antifouling surfaces have stimulated the development of new and ever-improving material paradigms. Despite notable progress in bio-friendly coatings, the biofouling problem remains a critical challenge. In addition to biofouling characteristics, mechanically stressed surfaces such as ship hulls, piping systems, and heat exchangers require long-term durability in marine environments. Here, we introduce a new generation of anti-biofouling coatings with superior characteristics and high mechanical, chemical and environmental durability. In these surfaces, we have implemented the new physics of stress localization to minimize the adhesion of bio-species on the coatings. This polymeric material contains dispersed organogels in a high shear modulus matrix. Interfacial cavitation induced at the interface of bio-species and organogel particles leads to stress localization and detachment of bio-species from these surfaces with minimal shear stress. In a comprehensive study, the performance of these surfaces is assessed for both soft and hard biofouling including Ulva, bacteria, diatoms, barnacles and mussels, and is compared with that of state-of-the-art surfaces. These surfaces show Ulva accumulation of less than 1%, minimal bacterial biofilm growth, diatom attachment of 2%, barnacle adhesion of 0.02 MPa and mussel adhesion of 7.5 N. These surfaces promise a new physics-based route to address the biofouling problem and avoid adverse effects of biofouling on the environment and relevant technologies.
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- Bahareh Eslami
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Houston, 4726 Calhoun Rd, Houston, Texas 77204-4006, USA.
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Halvey AK, Macdonald B, Dhyani A, Tuteja A. Design of surfaces for controlling hard and soft fouling. PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS. SERIES A, MATHEMATICAL, PHYSICAL, AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES 2019; 377:20180266. [PMID: 30967072 PMCID: PMC6335287 DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2018.0266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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In this review, we present a framework to guide the design of surfaces which are resistant to solid fouling, based on the modulus and length scale of the fouling material. Solid fouling is defined as the undesired attachment of solid contaminants including ice, clathrates, waxes, inorganic scale, polymers, proteins, dust and biological materials. We first provide an overview of the surface design approaches typically applied across the scope of solid fouling and explain how these disparate research efforts can be united to an extent under a single framework. We discuss how the elastic modulus and the operating length scale of a foulant determine its ability or inability to elastically deform surfaces. When surface deformation occurs, minimization of the substrate elastic modulus is critical for the facile de-bonding of a solid contaminant. Foulants with low modulus or small deposition sizes cannot deform an elastic bulk material and instead de-bond more readily from surfaces with chemistries that minimize their interfacial free energy or induce a particular repellant interaction with the foulant. Overall, we review reported surface design strategies for the reduction in solid fouling, and provide perspective regarding how our framework, together with the modulus and length scale of a foulant, can guide future antifouling surface designs. This article is part of the theme issue 'Bioinspired materials and surfaces for green science and technology'.
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- Alex Kate Halvey
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- BioInterfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- BioInterfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- BioInterfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- BioInterfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Macromolecular Science and Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Guerin AJ, Clare AS. Mini-review: effect sizes and meta-analysis for antifouling research. BIOFOULING 2018; 34:1185-1199. [PMID: 30760037 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2018.1550196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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It is widely recognised that findings from experimental studies should be replicated before their conclusions are accepted as definitive. In many research areas, synthesis of results from multiple studies is carried out via systematic review and meta-analysis. Some fields are also moving away from null hypothesis significance testing, which uses p values to identify 'significant' effects, towards an estimation approach concerned with effect sizes and confidence intervals. This review argues that these techniques are underused in biofouling and antifouling (AF) research and discusses potential benefits of their adoption. They enable comparison of test surfaces even when these are not tested simultaneously, and allow results from repeated tests on the same surfaces to be combined. They also enable the use of published data to explore effects of different variables on the functioning of AF surfaces. AF researchers should consider using these approaches and reporting results in ways that facilitate future research syntheses.
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- Andrew J Guerin
- a School of Natural and Environmental Sciences , Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK
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- a School of Natural and Environmental Sciences , Newcastle University , Newcastle upon Tyne , UK
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Brzozowska AM, Maassen S, Goh Zhi Rong R, Benke PI, Lim CS, Marzinelli EM, Jańczewski D, Teo SLM, Vancso GJ. Effect of Variations in Micropatterns and Surface Modulus on Marine Fouling of Engineering Polymers. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:17508-17516. [PMID: 28481498 PMCID: PMC5445506 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b14262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We report on the marine fouling and fouling release effects caused by variations of surface mechanical properties and microtopography of engineering polymers. Polymeric materials were covered with hierarchical micromolded topographical patterns inspired by the shell of the marine decapod crab Myomenippe hardwickii. These micropatterned surfaces were deployed in field static immersion tests. PDMS, polyurethane, and PMMA surfaces with higher elastic modulus and hardness were found to accumulate more fouling and exhibited poor fouling release properties. The results indicate interplay between surface mechanical properties and microtopography on antifouling performance.
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- Agata Maria Brzozowska
- Institute of Materials
Research and Engineering, Agency for Science,
Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, 138634 Singapore
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- Institute of Materials
Research and Engineering, Agency for Science,
Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, 138634 Singapore
- Faculty of Science
and Technology, University of Twente, Drienerlolaan 5, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Materials
Research and Engineering, Agency for Science,
Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, 138634 Singapore
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, 639798 Singapore
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- Singapore
Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 60 Nanyang Drive, 637551 Singapore
- Environmental
Research Institute, National University
of Singapore, 21 Lower
Kent Ridge Road, 119077 Singapore
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- St
John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, Tropical Marine Science
Institute, National University of Singapore, 18 Kent Ridge Road, 119227 Singapore
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- Centre for Marine Bio-Innovation, School
of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
- Sydney Institute of Marine Science, 19 Chowder Bay Rd, Mosman, NSW 2088, Australia
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- Institute of Materials
Research and Engineering, Agency for Science,
Technology and Research, 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-03, 138634 Singapore
- Laboratory of Technological
Processes, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw
University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, Poland
- E-mail: . Tel: +48 22 234 5583. Fax: +48 22 234 5504
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- St
John’s Island National Marine Laboratory, Tropical Marine Science
Institute, National University of Singapore, 18 Kent Ridge Road, 119227 Singapore
- E-mail: . Tel: +65 6774 9887. Fax: +65 6776 1455
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- Institute of Chemical
and Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science,
Technology and Research, 1 Pesek Road, 627833 Singapore
- MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, Materials Science
and Technology of Polymers, University of
Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- E-mail: . Tel.: +31 53 489 2974. Fax: +31 53 489 3823
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Lin S, Cohen T, Zhang T, Yuk H, Abeyaratne R, Zhao X. Fringe instability in constrained soft elastic layers. SOFT MATTER 2016; 12:8899-8906. [PMID: 27731462 PMCID: PMC5266787 DOI: 10.1039/c6sm01672c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Soft elastic layers with top and bottom surfaces adhered to rigid bodies are abundant in biological organisms and engineering applications. As the rigid bodies are pulled apart, the stressed layer can exhibit various modes of mechanical instabilities. In cases where the layer's thickness is much smaller than its length and width, the dominant modes that have been studied are the cavitation, interfacial and fingering instabilities. Here we report a new mode of instability which emerges if the thickness of the constrained elastic layer is comparable to or smaller than its width. In this case, the middle portion along the layer's thickness elongates nearly uniformly while the constrained fringe portions of the layer deform nonuniformly. When the applied stretch reaches a critical value, the exposed free surfaces of the fringe portions begin to undulate periodically without debonding from the rigid bodies, giving the fringe instability. We use experiments, theory and numerical simulations to quantitatively explain the fringe instability and derive scaling laws for its critical stress, critical strain and wavelength. We show that in a force controlled setting the elastic fingering instability is associated with a snap-through buckling that does not exist for the fringe instability. The discovery of the fringe instability will not only advance the understanding of mechanical instabilities in soft materials but also have implications for biological and engineered adhesives and joints.
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- Shaoting Lin
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- School of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
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Shivapooja P, Cao C, Orihuela B, Levering V, Zhao X, Rittschof D, López GP. Incorporation of silicone oil into elastomers enhances barnacle detachment by active surface strain. BIOFOULING 2016; 32:1017-1028. [PMID: 27560712 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2016.1209186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 06/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Silicone-oil additives are often used in fouling-release silicone coatings to reduce the adhesion strength of barnacles and other biofouling organisms. This study follows on from a recently reported active approach to detach barnacles, which was based on the surface strain of elastomeric materials, by investigating a new, dual-action approach to barnacle detachment using Ecoflex®-based elastomers incorporated with poly(dimethylsiloxane)-based oil additives. The experimental results support the hypothesis that silicone-oil additives reduce the amount of substratum strain required to detach barnacles. The study also de-coupled the two effects of silicone oils (ie surface-activity and alteration of the bulk modulus) and examined their contributions in reducing barnacle adhesion strength. Further, a finite element model based on fracture mechanics was employed to qualitatively understand the effects of surface strain and substratum modulus on barnacle adhesion strength. The study demonstrates that dynamic substratum deformation of elastomers with silicone-oil additives provides a bifunctional approach towards management of biofouling by barnacles.
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- b Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science , Duke University , Durham , NC , USA
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- c Duke University Marine Laboratory , Nicholas School of the Environment , Beaufort , NC , USA
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- a Department of Biomedical Engineering , Duke University , Durham , NC , USA
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- b Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science , Duke University , Durham , NC , USA
- d Research Triangle Material Research Science & Engineering Center, Duke University , Durham , NC , USA
- e Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Cambridge , MA , USA
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- c Duke University Marine Laboratory , Nicholas School of the Environment , Beaufort , NC , USA
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- a Department of Biomedical Engineering , Duke University , Durham , NC , USA
- b Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science , Duke University , Durham , NC , USA
- d Research Triangle Material Research Science & Engineering Center, Duke University , Durham , NC , USA
- f Center for Biomedical Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering , University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , NM , USA
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Paluch EK, Nelson CM, Biais N, Fabry B, Moeller J, Pruitt BL, Wollnik C, Kudryasheva G, Rehfeldt F, Federle W. Mechanotransduction: use the force(s). BMC Biol 2015; 13:47. [PMID: 26141078 PMCID: PMC4491211 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-015-0150-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Mechanotransduction - how cells sense physical forces and translate them into biochemical and biological responses - is a vibrant and rapidly-progressing field, and is important for a broad range of biological phenomena. This forum explores the role of mechanotransduction in a variety of cellular activities and highlights intriguing questions that deserve further attention.
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- Ewa K Paluch
- MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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- Chemical & Biological Engineering, Princeton University, 303 Hoyt Laboratory, William Street, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA
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- Biology Department, Brooklyn College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, 2900 Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Henkestrasse 91, 91052, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Microsystems Laboratory, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, Durand Building Rm 102, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Microsystems Laboratory, Stanford University, by courtesy, 496 Lomita Mall, Durand Building Rm 213, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA
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- Georg-August-University, 3rd Institute of Physics - Biophysics, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Georg-August-University, 3rd Institute of Physics - Biophysics, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Georg-August-University, 3rd Institute of Physics - Biophysics, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EJ, UK
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Zheden V, Klepal W, Gorb SN, Kovalev A. Mechanical properties of the cement of the stalked barnacle Dosima fascicularis (Cirripedia, Crustacea). Interface Focus 2015; 5:20140049. [PMID: 25657833 PMCID: PMC4275868 DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2014.0049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The stalked barnacle Dosima fascicularis secretes foam-like cement, the amount of which usually exceeds that produced by other barnacles. When Dosima settles on small objects, this adhesive is additionally used as a float which gives buoyancy to the animal. The dual use of the cement by D. fascicularis requires mechanical properties different from those of other barnacle species. In the float, two regions with different morphological structure and mechanical properties can be distinguished. The outer compact zone with small gas-filled bubbles (cells) is harder than the interior one and forms a protective rind presumably against mechanical damage. The inner region with large, gas-filled cells is soft. This study demonstrates that D. fascicularis cement is soft and visco-elastic. We show that the values of the elastic modulus, hardness and tensile stress are considerably lower than in the rigid cement of other barnacles.
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- Vanessa Zheden
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Core Facility Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research , University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, Core Facility Cell Imaging and Ultrastructure Research , University of Vienna , Vienna , Austria
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- Zoological Institute: Functional Morphology and Biomechanics , Kiel University , Kiel , Germany
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- Zoological Institute: Functional Morphology and Biomechanics , Kiel University , Kiel , Germany
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Stafslien SJ, Christianson D, Daniels J, VanderWal L, Chernykh A, Chisholm BJ. Combinatorial materials research applied to the development of new surface coatings XVI: fouling-release properties of amphiphilic polysiloxane coatings. BIOFOULING 2015; 31:135-149. [PMID: 25647177 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2014.1003295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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High-throughput methods were used to prepare and characterize the fouling-release (FR) properties of an array of amphiphilic polysiloxane-based coatings possessing systematic variations in composition. The coatings were derived from a silanol-terminated polydimethylsiloxane, a silanol-terminated polytrifluorpropylmethylsiloxane (CF3-PDMS), 2-[methoxy(polyethyleneoxy)propyl]-trimethoxysilane (TMS-PEG), methyltriacetoxysilane and hexamethyldisilazane-treated fumed silica. The variables investigated were the concentration of TMS-PEG and the concentration of CF3-PDMS. In general, it was found that the TMS-PEG and the CF3-PDMS had a synergist effect on FR properties with these properties being enhanced by combining both compounds into the coating formulations. In addition, reattached adult barnacles removed from coatings possessing both TMS-PEG and relatively high levels of CF3-PDMS displayed atypical base-plate morphologies. The majority of the barnacles removed from these coatings exhibited a cupped or domed base-plate as compared to the flat base-plate observed for the control coating that did not contain TMS-PEG or CF3-PDMS. Coating surface analysis using water contact angle measurements indicated that the presence of CF3-PDMS facilitated migration of TMS-PEG to the coating/air interface during the film formation/curing process. In general, coatings containing both TMS-PEG and relatively high levels of CF3-PDMS possessed excellent FR properties.
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- Shane J Stafslien
- a Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering , North Dakota State University , Fargo , USA
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Hippius C, Bütün V, Erel-Goktepe I. Bacterial anti-adhesive properties of a monolayer of zwitterionic block copolymer micelles. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2014; 41:354-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2013] [Revised: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Oh DX, Shin S, Yoo HY, Lim C, Hwang DS. Surface forces apparatus and its applications for nanomechanics of underwater adhesives. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-014-0136-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ahmed N, Murosaki T, Kurokawa T, Kakugo A, Yashima S, Nogata Y, Gong JP. Prolonged morphometric study of barnacles grown on soft substrata of hydrogels and elastomers. BIOFOULING 2014; 30:271-279. [PMID: 24447274 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2013.863280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A long-term investigation of the shell shape and the basal morphology of barnacles grown on tough, double-network (DN) hydrogels and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomer was conducted in a laboratory environment. The elastic modulus of these soft substrata varied between 0.01 and 0.47 MPa. Polystyrene (PS) (elastic modulus, 3 GPa) was used as a hard substratum control. It was found that the shell shape and the basal plate morphology of barnacles were different on the rigid PS substratum compared to the soft substrata of PDMS and DN hydrogels. Barnacles on the PS substratum had a truncated cone shape with a flat basal plate while on soft PDMS and DN gels, barnacles had a pseudo-cylindrical shape and their basal plates showed curvature. In addition, a large adhesive layer was observed under barnacles on PDMS, but not on DN gels. The effect of substratum stiffness is discussed in terms of barnacle muscle contraction, whereby the relative stiffness of the substratum compared to that of the muscle is considered as the key parameter.
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- Nafees Ahmed
- a Laboratory of Soft & Wet Matter, Division of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science , Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan
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Burden DK, Spillmann CM, Everett RK, Barlow DE, Orihuela B, Deschamps JR, Fears KP, Rittschof D, Wahl KJ. Growth and development of the barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite: time and spatially resolved structure and chemistry of the base plate. BIOFOULING 2014; 30:799-812. [PMID: 25115515 PMCID: PMC4159999 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2014.930736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/30/2014] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The radial growth and advancement of the adhesive interface to the substratum of many species of acorn barnacles occurs underwater and beneath an opaque, calcified shell. Here, the time-dependent growth processes involving various autofluorescent materials within the interface of live barnacles are imaged for the first time using 3D time-lapse confocal microscopy. Key features of the interface development in the striped barnacle, Amphibalanus (= Balanus) amphitrite were resolved in situ and include advancement of the barnacle/substratum interface, epicuticle membrane development, protein secretion, and calcification. Microscopic and spectroscopic techniques provide ex situ material identification of regions imaged by confocal microscopy. In situ and ex situ analysis of the interface support the hypothesis that barnacle interface development is a complex process coupling sequential, timed secretory events and morphological changes. This results in a multi-layered interface that concomitantly fulfills the roles of strongly adhering to a substratum while permitting continuous molting and radial growth at the periphery.
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- Daniel K. Burden
- Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Materials Science & Technology Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Center for Biomolecular Sciences & Engineering, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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- Chemistry Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, USA
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Effect of a marine bacterial biofilm on adhesion and retention of pseudo barnacle to silicone coating surface. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-013-0218-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Cha Y, Verotti M, Walcott H, Peterson SD, Porfiri M. Energy harvesting from the tail beating of a carangiform swimmer using ionic polymer-metal composites. BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS 2013; 8:036003. [PMID: 23793023 DOI: 10.1088/1748-3182/8/3/036003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this paper, we study energy harvesting from the beating of a biomimetic fish tail using ionic polymer-metal composites. The design of the biomimetic tail is based on carangiform swimmers and is specifically inspired by the morphology of the heterocercal tail of thresher sharks. The tail is constituted of a soft silicone matrix molded in the form of the heterocercal tail and reinforced by a steel beam of rectangular cross section. We propose a modeling framework for the underwater vibration of the biomimetic tail, wherein the tail is assimilated to a cantilever beam with rectangular cross section and heterogeneous physical properties. We focus on base excitation in the form of a superimposed rotation about a fixed axis and we consider the regime of moderately large-amplitude vibrations. In this context, the effect of the encompassing fluid is described through a hydrodynamic function, which accounts for inertial, viscous and convective phenomena. The model is validated through experiments in which the base excitation is systematically varied and the motion of selected points on the biomimetic tail tracked in time. The feasibility of harvesting energy from an ionic polymer-metal composite attached to the vibrating structure is experimentally and theoretically assessed. The response of the transducer is described using a black-box model, where the voltage output is controlled by the rate of change of the mean curvature. Experiments are performed to elucidate the impact of the shunting resistance, the frequency of the base excitation and the placement of the ionic polymer-metal composite on energy harvesting from the considered biomimetic tail.
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- Youngsu Cha
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Six MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
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Liu Y, Leng C, Chisholm B, Stafslien S, Majumdar P, Chen Z. Surface structures of PDMS incorporated with quaternary ammonium salts designed for antibiofouling and fouling release applications. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2013; 29:2897-2905. [PMID: 23394402 DOI: 10.1021/la304571u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) materials have been extensively shown to function as excellent fouling-release (FR) coatings in the marine environment. The incorporation of biocide moieties, such as quaternary ammonium salts (QAS), can impart additional antibiofouling properties to PDMS-based FR coating systems. In this study, the molecular surface structures of two different types of QAS-incorporated PDMS systems were investigated in different chemical environments using sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy (SFG). Specifically, a series of PDMS coatings containing either a QAS with a single ammonium salt group per molecule or a quaternary ammonium-functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (Q-POSS) were measured with SFG in air, water, and artificial seawater (ASW) to investigate the relationships between the interfacial surface structures of these materials and their antifouling properties. Although previous studies have shown that the above-mentioned materials are promising contact-active antifouling coatings, slight variations of the QAS structure can lead to substantial differences in the antifouling performance. Indeed, the SFG results presented here indicated that the surface structures of these materials depend on several factors, such as the extent of quaternization, the molecular weight of the PDMS component, and the functional groups of the QAS used for incorporation into the PDMS matrix. It was concluded that in aqueous environments a lower extent of Q-POSS quaternization and the use of ethoxy (instead of methoxy) functional groups for QAS incorporation facilitated the extension of the alkyl chains away from the nitrogen atom of the QAS on the surface. The SFG results correlated well with the antifouling activity studies that indicated that the coatings exhibiting a lower concentration of longer alkyl chains protruding out of the surface can neutralize microorganisms more effectively, ultimately leading to better antifouling performance. Furthermore, the results of this study provide additional evidence that incorporated QAS exert their antimicrobial activity through a two-step interaction. The first step is the adsorption of the bacteria on the surface as a result of the electrostatic attraction between the negatively charged microorganisms and the positively charged QAS nitrogen atoms on the surface. The second step is the disruption of the cell membranes by the penetration of the QAS long, extended alkyl chains.
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- Yuwei Liu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Barnacles are intriguing, not only with respect to their importance as fouling organisms, but also in terms of the mechanism of underwater adhesion, which provides a platform for biomimetic and bioinspired research. These aspects have prompted questions regarding how adult barnacles attach to surfaces under water. The multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary nature of the studies makes an overview covering all aspects challenging. This mini-review, therefore, attempts to bring together aspects of the adhesion of adult barnacles by looking at the achievements of research focused on both fouling and adhesion. Biological and biochemical studies, which have been motivated mainly by understanding the nature of the adhesion, indicate that the molecular characteristics of barnacle adhesive are unique. However, it is apparent from recent advances in molecular techniques that much remains undiscovered regarding the complex event of underwater attachment. Barnacles attached to silicone-based elastomeric coatings have been studied widely, particularly with respect to fouling-release technology. The fact that barnacles fail to attach tenaciously to silicone coatings, combined with the fact that the mode of attachment to these substrata is different to that for most other materials, indicates that knowledge about the natural mechanism of barnacle attachment is still incomplete. Further research on barnacles will enable a more comprehensive understanding of both the process of attachment and the adhesives used. Results from such studies will have a strong impact on technology aimed at fouling prevention as well as adhesion science and engineering.
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- Kei Kamino
- Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, Kisarazu, Japan.
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Burden DK, Barlow DE, Spillmann CM, Orihuela B, Rittschof D, Everett RK, Wahl KJ. Barnacle Balanus amphitrite adheres by a stepwise cementing process. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:13364-13372. [PMID: 22721507 DOI: 10.1021/la301695m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Barnacles adhere permanently to surfaces by secreting and curing a thin interfacial adhesive underwater. Here, we show that the acorn barnacle Balanus amphitrite adheres by a two-step fluid secretion process, both contributing to adhesion. We found that, as barnacles grow, the first barnacle cement secretion (BCS1) is released at the periphery of the expanding base plate. Subsequently, a second, autofluorescent fluid (BCS2) is released. We show that secretion of BCS2 into the interface results, on average, in a 2-fold increase in adhesive strength over adhesion by BCS1 alone. The two secretions are distinguishable both spatially and temporally, and differ in morphology, protein conformation, and chemical functionality. The short time window for BCS2 secretion relative to the overall area increase demonstrates that it has a disproportionate, surprisingly powerful, impact on adhesion. The dramatic change in adhesion occurs without measurable changes in interface thickness and total protein content. A fracture mechanics analysis suggests the interfacial material's modulus or work of adhesion, or both, were substantially increased after BCS2 secretion. Addition of BCS2 into the interface generates highly networked amyloid-like fibrils and enhanced phenolic content. Both intertwined fibers and phenolic chemistries may contribute to mechanical stability of the interface through physically or chemically anchoring interface proteins to the substrate and intermolecular interactions. Our experiments point to the need to reexamine the role of phenolic components in barnacle adhesion, long discounted despite their prevalence in structural membranes of arthropods and crustaceans, as they may contribute to chemical processes that strengthen adhesion through intermolecular cross-linking.
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- Daniel K Burden
- Chemistry Division, Code 6176, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375-5342, USA
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Xie LY, Hong F, He CX, Liu JH, Wu C. Fouling-release Property of Water-filled Porous Elastomers. CHINESE J CHEM PHYS 2012. [DOI: 10.1088/1674-0068/25/03/330-334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Lejars M, Margaillan A, Bressy C. Fouling Release Coatings: A Nontoxic Alternative to Biocidal Antifouling Coatings. Chem Rev 2012; 112:4347-90. [DOI: 10.1021/cr200350v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 786] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Marlène Lejars
- Laboratoire
MAtériaux Polymères Interfaces
Environnement Marin (MAPIEM, E.A. 4323), Université du Sud Toulon-Var, ISITV, Avenue Georges Pompidou, BP-56,
83162 La Valette-du-Var Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire
MAtériaux Polymères Interfaces
Environnement Marin (MAPIEM, E.A. 4323), Université du Sud Toulon-Var, ISITV, Avenue Georges Pompidou, BP-56,
83162 La Valette-du-Var Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire
MAtériaux Polymères Interfaces
Environnement Marin (MAPIEM, E.A. 4323), Université du Sud Toulon-Var, ISITV, Avenue Georges Pompidou, BP-56,
83162 La Valette-du-Var Cedex, France
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Biofouling, the attachment and growth of organisms on submerged, man-made surfaces, has plagued ship operators for at least 2500 years. Accumulation of biofouling, including barnacles and other sessile marine invertebrates, increases the frictional resistance of ships' hulls, resulting in an increase in power and in fuel consumption required to make speed. Scientists and engineers recognized over 100 years ago that in order to solve the biofouling problem, a deeper understanding of the biology of the organisms involved, particularly with regard to larval settlement and metamorphosis and adhesives and adhesion, would be required. Barnacles have served as an important tool in pursuing this research. Over the past 20 years, the pace of these studies has accelerated, likely driven by the introduction of environmental regulations banning the most effective biofouling control products from the market. Research has largely focused on larval settlement and metamorphosis, the development of new biocides, and materials/surface science. Increased research has so far, however, failed to result in commercial applications. Two recent successes (medetomidine/Selektope(®), surface-bound noradrenaline) build on our improving understanding of the role of the larval nervous system in mediating settlement and metamorphosis. New findings with regard to the curing of barnacle adhesives may pave the way to additional successes. Although the development of most current biofouling control technologies remains largely uninfluenced by basic research on, for example, the ability of settling larvae to perceive surface cues, or the nature of the interaction between organismal adhesives and the substrate, newly-developed materials can serve as useful probes to further our understanding of these processes.
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- Eric R Holm
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, Code 614, West Bethesda, MD 20817, USA.
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Zhang C, Shephard NE, Rhodes SM, Chen Z. Headgroup effect on silane structures at buried polymer/silane and polymer/polymer interfaces and their relations to adhesion. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2012; 28:6052-6059. [PMID: 22424184 DOI: 10.1021/la300004x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy was used to study the effect of silane headgroups on the molecular interactions that occur between poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) and various epoxy silanes at the PET/silane and PET/silicone interfaces. Three different silanes were investigated: (3-glycidoxypropyl) trimethoxysilane (γ-GPS), (3-glycidoxypropyl) methyl-dimethoxysilane (γ-GPMS), and (3-glycidoxypropyl) dimethyl-methoxysilane (γ-GPDMS). These silanes share the same backbone and epoxy end group but have different headgroups. SFG was used to examine the interfaces between PET and each of these silanes, as well as silanes mixed with methylvinylsiloxanol (MVS). We also examined the interfaces between PET and uncured or cured silicone with silanes or silane-MVS mixtures. Silanes with different headgroups were found to exhibit a variety of methoxy group interfacial segregation and ordering behaviors at various interfaces. The effect of MVS was also dependent upon silane headgroup choice, and the interfacial molecular structures of silane methoxy headgroups were found to differ at PET/silane and PET/silicone interfaces. Epoxy silanes have been widely used as adhesion promoters for polymer adhesives; therefore, the molecular structures probed using SFG were correlated to adhesion testing results to understand the molecular mechanisms of silicone-polymer adhesion. Our results demonstrated that silane methoxy headgroups play important roles in adhesion at the PET/silicone interfaces. The presence of MVS can change interfacial methoxy segregation and ordering, leading to different adhesion strengths.
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- Chi Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Sokolova A, Cilz N, Daniels J, Stafslien SJ, Brewer LH, Wendt DE, Bright FV, Detty MR. A comparison of the antifouling/foul-release characteristics of non-biocidal xerogel and commercial coatings toward micro- and macrofouling organisms. BIOFOULING 2012; 28:511-523. [PMID: 22616756 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2012.690197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Five non-biocidal xerogel coatings were compared to two commercial non-biocidal coatings and a silicone standard with respect to antifouling (AF)/fouling-release (FR) characteristics. The formation and release of biofilm of the marine bacterium Cellulophaga lytica, the attachment and release of the microalga Navicula incerta, and the fraction removal and critical removal stress of reattached adult barnacles of Amphibalanus amphitrite were evaluated in laboratory assays. Correlations of AF/FR performance with surface characteristics such as wettability, surface energy, elastic modulus, and surface roughness were examined. Several of the xerogel coating compositions performed well against both microfouling organisms while the commercial coatings performed less well toward the removal of microalgae. Reattached barnacle adhesion as measured by critical removal stress was significantly lower on the commercial coatings when compared to the xerogel coatings. However, two xerogel compositions showed release of 89-100% of reattached barnacles. These two formulations were also tested in the field and showed similar results.
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- Anastasiya Sokolova
- Department of Chemistry and Materials Science and Engineering Program, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260-3000, USA
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Raman S, Kumar R. Interfacial morphology and nanomechanics of cement of the barnacle, Amphibalanus reticulatus on metallic and non-metallic substrata. BIOFOULING 2011; 27:569-577. [PMID: 21660775 DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2011.589027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The barnacle exhibits a high degree of control over its attachment onto different types of solid surface. The structure and composition of barnacle cement have been reported previously, but mostly for barnacles growing on low surface energy materials. This article focuses on the strategies used by barnacles when they attach to engineering materials such as polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), titanium (Ti) and stainless steel 316L (SS316L). Adhesion to these substrata is compared in terms of morphological structure, thickness and functional groups of the primary cement, the molting cycle and the nanomechanical properties of the cement. Structural characterization studies using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in conjunction with nanomechanical characterization and infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) are used to understand the differences in the adhesion of primary barnacle cement to the different substrata. The results provide new insights into understanding the mechanisms at work across the barnacle-substratum interface.
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- Sangeetha Raman
- Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT Madras), Chennai, India
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Yang WJ, Cai T, Neoh KG, Kang ET, Dickinson GH, Teo SLM, Rittschof D. Biomimetic anchors for antifouling and antibacterial polymer brushes on stainless steel. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2011; 27:7065-76. [PMID: 21563843 DOI: 10.1021/la200620s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Barnacle cement (BC) was beneficially applied on stainless steel (SS) to serve as the initiator anchor for surface-initiated polymerization. The amine and hydroxyl moieties of barnacle cement reacted with 2-bromoisobutyryl bromide to provide the alkyl halide initiator for the surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA). The hydroxyl groups of HEMA polymer (PHEMA) were then converted to carboxyl groups for coupling of chitosan (CS) to impart the SS surface with both antifouling and antibacterial properties. The surface-functionalized SS reduced bovine serum albumin adsorption, bacterial adhesion, and exhibited antibacterial efficacy against Escherichia coli (E. coli). The effectiveness of barnacle cement as an initiator anchor was compared to that of dopamine, a marine mussel inspired biomimetic anchor previously used in surface-initiated polymerization. The results indicate that the barnacle cement is a stable and effective anchor for functional surface coatings and polymer brushes.
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- Wen Jing Yang
- Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore 119260
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Ye S, Majumdar P, Chisholm B, Stafslien S, Chen Z. Antifouling and antimicrobial mechanism of tethered quaternary ammonium salts in a cross-linked poly(dimethylsiloxane) matrix studied using sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2010; 26:16455-16462. [PMID: 20345165 DOI: 10.1021/la1001539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) materials containing chemically bound (''tethered'') quaternary ammonium salt (QAS) moieties are being developed as new contact-active antimicrobial coatings. Such coatings are designed to inhibit the growth of microorganisms on surfaces for a variety of applications which include ship hulls and biomedical devices. The antimicrobial activity of these coatings is a function of the molecular surface structure generated during film formation. Sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy has been demonstrated to be a powerful technique to study polymer surface structures at the molecular level in different chemical environments. SFG was successfully used to characterize the surface structures of PDMS coatings containing tethered QAS moieties that possess systematic variations in QAS chemical composition in air, in water, and in a nutrient growth medium. The results indicated that the surface structure was largely dependent on the length of the alkyl chain attached to the nitrogen atom of the QAS moiety as well as the length of alkyl chain spanning between the nitrogen atom and silicon atom of the QAS moiety. The SFG results correlated well with the antimicrobial activity, providing a molecular interpretation of the activity. This research showed that SFG can be effectively used to aid in the development of new antimicrobial coating technologies by correlating the chemical structure of a coating surface to its antimicrobial activity.
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- Shuji Ye
- Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Chen Z. Investigating buried polymer interfaces using sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy. Prog Polym Sci 2010; 35:1376-1402. [PMID: 21113334 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2010.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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This paper reviews recent progress in the studies of buried polymer interfaces using sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy. Both buried solid/liquid and solid/solid interfaces involving polymeric materials are discussed. SFG studies of polymer/water interfaces show that different polymers exhibit varied surface restructuring behavior in water, indicating the importance of probing polymer/water interfaces in situ. SFG has also been applied to the investigation of interfaces between polymers and other liquids. It has been found that molecular interactions at such polymer/liquid interfaces dictate interfacial polymer structures. The molecular structures of silane molecules, which are widely used as adhesion promoters, have been investigated using SFG at buried polymer/silane and polymer/polymer interfaces, providing molecular-level understanding of polymer adhesion promotion. The molecular structures of polymer/solid interfaces have been examined using SFG with several different experimental geometries. These results have provided molecular-level information about polymer friction, adhesion, interfacial chemical reactions, interfacial electronic properties, and the structure of layer-by-layer deposited polymers. Such research has demonstrated that SFG is a powerful tool to probe buried interfaces involving polymeric materials, which are difficult to study by conventional surface sensitive analytical techniques.
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- Zhan Chen
- Department of Chemistry, 930 North University Avenue, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, United States
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Phang IY, Aldred N, Ling XY, Huskens J, Clare AS, Vancso GJ. Atomic force microscopy of the morphology and mechanical behaviour of barnacle cyprid footprint proteins at the nanoscale. J R Soc Interface 2010; 7:285-96. [PMID: 19570797 PMCID: PMC2842607 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2009.0127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2009] [Accepted: 05/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Barnacles are a major biofouler of man-made underwater structures. Prior to settlement, cypris larvae explore surfaces by reversible attachment effected by a 'temporary adhesive'. During this exploratory behaviour, cyprids deposit proteinaceous 'footprints' of a putatively adhesive material. In this study, footprints deposited by Balanus amphitrite cyprids were probed by atomic force microscopy (AFM) in artificial sea water (ASW) on silane-modified glass surfaces. AFM images obtained in air yielded better resolution than in ASW and revealed the fibrillar nature of the secretion, suggesting that the deposits were composed of single proteinaceous nanofibrils, or bundles of fibrils. The force curves generated in pull-off force experiments in sea water consisted of regions of gradually increasing force, separated by sharp drops in extension force manifesting a characteristic saw-tooth appearance. Following the relaxation of fibrils stretched to high strains, force-distance curves in reverse stretching experiments could be described by the entropic elasticity model of a polymer chain. When subjected to relaxation exceeding 500 ms, extended footprint proteins refolded, and again showed saw-tooth unfolding peaks in subsequent force cycles. Observed rupture and hysteresis behaviour were explained by the 'sacrificial bond' model. Longer durations of relaxation (>5 s) allowed more sacrificial bond reformation and contributed to enhanced energy dissipation (higher toughness). The persistence length for the protein chains (L(P)) was obtained. At high elongation, following repeated stretching up to increasing upper strain limits, footprint proteins detached at total stretched length of 10 microm.
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- In Yee Phang
- Department of Materials Science and Technology of Polymers, MESA Institute for Nanotechnology, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- Dutch Polymer Institute, PO Box 902, 5600 Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- Molecular Nanofabrication Group, MESA Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Nanofabrication Group, MESA Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 Enschede, The Netherlands
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- School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK
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- Department of Materials Science and Technology of Polymers, MESA Institute for Nanotechnology, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
- Dutch Polymer Institute, PO Box 902, 5600 Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Understanding the structure of the adhesive plaque of Amphibalanus reticulatus. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2009.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Bennett SM, Finlay JA, Gunari N, Wells DD, Meyer AE, Walker GC, Callow ME, Callow JA, Bright FV, Detty MR. The role of surface energy and water wettability in aminoalkyl/fluorocarbon/hydrocarbon-modified xerogel surfaces in the control of marine biofouling. BIOFOULING 2010; 26:235-246. [PMID: 19960390 DOI: 10.1080/08927010903469676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Xerogel films with uniform surface topogrophy, as determined by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, were prepared from aminopropylsilyl-, fluorocarbonsilyl-, and hydrocarbonsilyl- containing precursors. Young's modulus was determined from AFM indentation measurements. The xerogel coatings gave reduced settlement of zoospores of the marine fouling alga Ulva compared to a poly(dimethylsiloxane) elastomer (PDMSE) standard. Increased settlement correlated with decreased water wettability as measured by the static water contact angle, theta(Ws), or with decreased polar contribution (gamma(P)) to the surface free energy (gamma(S)) as measured by comprehensive contact angle analysis. The strength of attachment of 7-day sporelings (young plants) of Ulva on several of the xerogels was similar to that on PDMSE although no overall correlation was observed with either theta(Ws) or gamma(S). For sporelings attached to the fluorocarbon/hydrocarbon-modified xerogels, the strength of attachment increased with increased water wettability. The aminopropyl-modified xerogels did not follow this trend.
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- Stephanie M Bennett
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, USA
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Robson MA, Williams D, Wolff K, Thomason JC. The effect of surface colour on the adhesion strength of Elminius modestus Darwin on a commercial non-biocidal antifouling coating at two locations in the UK. BIOFOULING 2009; 25:215-227. [PMID: 19169953 DOI: 10.1080/08927010802712879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A number of factors affect the adhesion strength of organisms to fouling-release coatings, and except for a few studies focussing on black or white surfaces none have dealt specifically with the effect of coating colour. The aim was to test the effect of colour on the adhesion strength of the barnacle Elminius modestus. Panels coated in six commercial colours of Intersleek 700 were submerged at two field sites and barnacles were pushed-off using a standard assay procedure. The strength of adhesion (SOA) varied between and within sites for colour and by barnacle basal area, SOA per unit area being higher for smaller barnacles. Higher SOA with a small basal area may be because of size-specific predation, differential hydrodynamic effects or adhesive failure with age. The complex effect of colour on barnacle adhesion may be because of physico-chemical surface characteristics varying with pigments, and their interactions with local environmental conditions, as well as interactions with the settling barnacle larvae.
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- Martha A Robson
- School of Biology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Sullan RMA, Gunari N, Tanur AE, Chan Y, Dickinson GH, Orihuela B, Rittschof D, Walker GC. Nanoscale structures and mechanics of barnacle cement. BIOFOULING 2009; 25:263-275. [PMID: 19180351 DOI: 10.1080/08927010802688095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Polymerized barnacle glue was studied by atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and chemical staining. Nanoscale structures exhibiting rod-shaped, globular and irregularly-shaped morphologies were observed in the bulk cement of the barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite (=Balanus amphitrite) by AFM. SEM coupled with energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) provided chemical composition information, making evident the organic nature of the rod-shaped nanoscale structures. FTIR spectroscopy gave signatures of beta-sheet and random coil conformations. The mechanical properties of these nanoscale structures were also probed using force spectroscopy and indentation with AFM. Indentation data yielded higher elastic moduli for the rod-shaped structures when compared with the other structures in the bulk cement. Single molecule AFM force-extension curves on the matrix of the bulk cement often exhibited a periodic sawtooth-like profile, observed in both the extend and retract portions of the force curve. Rod-shaped structures stained with amyloid protein-selective dyes (Congo red and thioflavin-T) revealed that about 5% of the bulk cement were amyloids. A dominant 100 kDa cement protein was found to be mechanically agile, using repeating hydrophobic structures that apparently associate within the same protein or with neighbors, creating toughness on the 1-100 nm length scale.
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Lindgren JF, Haeffner M, Ericsson CT, Jonsson PR. Oxygen-depleted surfaces: a new antifouling technology. BIOFOULING 2009; 25:455-461. [PMID: 19353389 DOI: 10.1080/08927010902903204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A novel, non-toxic strategy to combat marine biofouling is presented. The technology is paint with additions of up to 43% of industrial protein. Through microbial degradation of the protein component, an oxygen-depleted layer rapidly forms in a 0.2 mm layer close to the paint surface. With the present paint formulations, a stable, O(2)-depleted layer can persist for 16 weeks. Barnacle larvae (cyprids) did not settle on panels where oxygen saturation was <20%, and cyprids were killed when exposed to O(2)-free water for more than 1 h. It is also shown that the O(2)-depleted layer will rapidly reform (within 15 min) after exposure to turbulent flow. Field exposure of panels for 16 weeks showed that paint with protein reduced fouling by barnacles and bryozoans by 80% and close to 100%, respectively. The results suggest that this novel technology may be developed into a non-toxic alternative to copper-based antifouling paints, especially for pleasure boats in sensitive environments. There is clearly potential for further development of the paint formulation, and a full-scale test on a boat-hull suggested that service-life under realistic operations needs to be improved.
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- J Fredrik Lindgren
- Department of Marine Ecology, Tjarno, University of Gothenburg, Stromstad, Sweden.
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Ye S, McClelland A, Majumdar P, Stafslien SJ, Daniels J, Chisholm B, Chen Z. Detection of tethered biocide moiety segregation to silicone surface using sum frequency generation vibrational spectroscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2008; 24:9686-9694. [PMID: 18666787 DOI: 10.1021/la800769z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Polymer surface properties are controlled by the molecular surface structures. Sum frequency generation (SFG) vibrational spectroscopy has been demonstrated to be a powerful technique to study polymer surface structures at the molecular level in different chemical environments. In this research, SFG has been used to study the surface segregation of biocide moieties derived from triclosan (TCS) and tetradecyldimethyl (3-trimethoxysilylpropyl) ammonium chloride (C-14 QAS) that have been covalently bound to a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) matrix. PDMS materials are being developed as coatings to control biofouling. This SFG study indicated that TCS-moieties segregate to the surface when the bulk concentration of TCS-moieties exceeds 8.75% by weight. Surface segregation of C-14 QAS moieties was detected after 5% by weight incorporation into a PDMS matrix. SFG results were found to correlate well with antifouling activity, providing a molecular interpretation of such results. This research showed that SFG can aid in the development of coatings for controlling biofouling by elucidating the chemical structure of the coating surface.
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- Shuji Ye
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Physics Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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Hennebert E, Viville P, Lazzaroni R, Flammang P. Micro- and nanostructure of the adhesive material secreted by the tube feet of the sea star Asterias rubens. J Struct Biol 2008; 164:108-18. [PMID: 18625322 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2008.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2008] [Revised: 06/16/2008] [Accepted: 06/18/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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To attach to underwater surfaces, sea stars rely on adhesive secretions produced by specialised organs, the tube feet. Adhesion is temporary and tube feet can also voluntarily become detached. The adhesive material is produced by two types of adhesive secretory cells located in the epidermis of the tube foot disc, and is deposited between the disc surface and the substratum. After detachment, this material remains on the substratum as a footprint. Using LM, SEM, and AFM, we described the fine structure of footprints deposited on various substrata by individuals of Asterias rubens. Ultrastructure of the adhesive layer of attached tube feet was also investigated using TEM. Whatever the method used, the adhesive material appeared as made up of globular nanostructures forming a meshwork deposited on a thin homogeneous film. This appearance did not differ according to whether the footprints were fixed or not, and whether they were observed hydrated or dry. TEM observations suggest that type 2 adhesive cells would be responsible for the release of the material constituting the homogeneous film whereas type 1 adhesive cells would produce the material forming the meshwork. This reticulated pattern would originate from the arrangement of the adhesive cell secretory pores on the disc surface.
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- Elise Hennebert
- Université de Mons-Hainaut, Académie Universitaire Wallonie-Bruxelles, Laboratoire de Biologie Marine, 6 Avenue du Champ de Mars, B-7000 Mons, Belgium
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Guo S, Akhremitchev BB. Investigation of mechanical properties of insulin crystals by atomic force microscopy. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2008; 24:880-887. [PMID: 18163652 DOI: 10.1021/la7018605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Mechanical properties of protein crystals and aggregates depend on the conformational and structural properties of individual protein molecules as well as on the packing density and structure within solid materials. An atomic force microscopy (AFM)-based approach is developed to measure the elastic modulus of small protein crystals by nanoindentation and is applied to measure the elasticity of insulin crystals. The top face of the crystals deposited on mica substrates is identified as the (001) face. Insulin crystals exhibit a nearly elastic response during the compression cycle. The elastic modulus measured on the top face has asymmetric distribution with a significant width. This width is related to the uncertainty in the deflection sensitivity. A model that takes into account the distribution of the sensitivity values is used to correct the elastic modulus. Measurements performed in aqueous buffer on several crystals at different locations with three different AFM probes give a mean elastic modulus of 164 +/- 10 MPa. This value is close to the static elastic moduli of other protein crystals measured by different techniques that are usually measured in the range from 100 MPa to 1 GPa. The measured modulus of insulin crystals falls between the elastic modulus values of insulin amyloid fibrils measured previously at two orthogonal directions (a modulus of 14 MPa was measured by compressing the fibril in the direction perpendicular to the fibril axis, and a modulus of 3.3 GPa was measured in the direction along the fibril axis). This comparison indicates the heterogeneous structure of fibrils in the direction perpendicular to the fibril axis, with a packing density of the amyloid fibril core that is higher than the average packing density in insulin crystals. The mechanical wear of insulin crystals is detected during AFM measurements. In nanoindentation experiments on insulin crystal, the compressive load by the AFM tip ( approximately 1 nN, corresponding to a pressure of around 5 MPa) occasionally removes protein molecules from the top or the second top layer of insulin crystal in a sequential manner. The molecular model of this surface damage is proposed. In addition, the removal of the multiple layers of molecules is observed during the AC-mode imaging in aqueous buffer. The number of removed layers depends on the scan size.
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- Senli Guo
- Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, USA
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Kim J, Nyren-Erickson E, Stafslien S, Daniels J, Bahr J, Chisholm BJ. Release characteristics of reattached barnacles to non-toxic silicone coatings. BIOFOULING 2008; 24:313-319. [PMID: 18568668 DOI: 10.1080/08927010802199945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Release mechanisms of barnacles (Amphibalanus amphitrite or Balanus amphitrite) reattached to platinum-cured silicone coatings were studied as a function of coating thickness (210-770 microm), elastic modulus (0.08-1.3 MPa), and shear rate (2-22 microm s(-1)). It was found that the shear stress of the reattached, live barnacles necessary to remove from the silicone coatings was controlled by the combined term (E/t)(0.5) of the elastic modulus (E) and thickness (t). As the ratio of the elastic modulus to coating thickness decreased, the barnacles were more readily removed from the silicone coatings, showing a similar release behavior to pseudobarnacles (epoxy glue). The barnacle mean shear stress ranged from 0.017 to 0.055 MPa whereas the pseudobarnacle mean shear stress ranged from 0.022 to 0.095 MPa.
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- Jongsoo Kim
- Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA.
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Ramsay DB, Dickinson GH, Orihuela B, Rittschof D, Wahl KJ. Base plate mechanics of the barnacle Balanus amphitrite (=Amphibalanus amphitrite). BIOFOULING 2008; 24:109-118. [PMID: 18247205 DOI: 10.1080/08927010701882112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The mechanical properties of barnacle base plates were measured using a punch test apparatus, with the purpose of examining the effect that the base plate flexural rigidity may have on adhesion mechanics. Base plate compliance was measured for 43 Balanus amphitrite (=Amphibalanus amphitrite) barnacles. Compliance measurements were used to determine flexural rigidity (assuming a fixed-edge circular plate approximation) and composite modulus of the base plates. The barnacles were categorized by age and cement type (hard or gummy) for statistical analyses. Barnacles that were 'hard' (> or =70% of the base plate thin, rigid cement) and 'gummy' (>30% of the base plate covered in compliant, tacky cement) showed statistically different composite moduli but did not show a difference in base plate flexural rigidity. The average flexural rigidity for all barnacles was 0.0020 Nm (SEM +/- 0.0003). Flexural rigidity and composite modulus did not differ significantly between 3-month and 14-month-old barnacles. The relatively low flexural rigidity measured for barnacles suggests that a rigid punch approximation is not sufficient to account for the contributions to adhesion mechanics due to flexing of real barnacles during release.
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- David B Ramsay
- U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Conlan SL, Mutton RJ, Aldred N, Clare AS. Evaluation of a fully automated method to measure the critical removal stress of adult barnacles. BIOFOULING 2008; 24:471-481. [PMID: 18726746 DOI: 10.1080/08927010802353716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A computer-controlled force gauge designed to measure the adhesive strength of barnacles on test substrata is described. The instrument was evaluated with adult barnacles grown in situ on Silastic T2(R)-coated microscope slides and epoxy replicas adhered to the same substratum with synthetic adhesive. The force per unit area required to detach the barnacles (critical removal stress) using the new automated system was comparable to that obtained with ASTM D5618 (1994) (0.19 and 0.28 MPa compared with 0.18 and 0.27 MPa for two batches of barnacles). The automated method showed a faster rate of force development compared with the manual spring force gauge used for ASTM D5618 (1994). The new instrument was as accurate and precise at determining surface area as manual delineation used with ASTM D5618 (1994). The method provided significant advantages such as higher throughput speed, the ability to test smaller barnacles (which took less time to grow) and to control the force application angle and speed. The variability in measurements was lower than previously reported, suggesting an improved ability to compare the results obtained by different researchers.
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- Sheelagh L Conlan
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Aldred N, Clare AS. The adhesive strategies of cyprids and development of barnacle-resistant marine coatings. BIOFOULING 2008; 24:351-63. [PMID: 18597201 DOI: 10.1080/08927010802256117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Over the last decade, approaches to the development of surfaces that perturb settlement and/or adhesion by barnacles have diversified substantially. Although, previously, coatings research focussed almost exclusively on biocidal technologies and low modulus, low surface-free-energy 'fouling-release' materials, novel strategies to control surface colonisation are now receiving significant attention. It is timely, therefore, to review the current 'state of knowledge' regarding fouling-resistant surface characteristics and their mechanisms of action against settling larvae of barnacles. The role of the barnacle in marine fouling is discussed here in the context of its life cycle and the behavioural ecology of its cypris larva. The temporary and permanent adhesion mechanisms of cyprids are covered in detail and an overview of adult barnacle adhesion is presented. Recent legislation has directed academic research firmly towards environmentally inert marine coatings, so the actions of traditional biocides on barnacles are not described here. Instead, the discussion is restricted to those surface modifications that interfere with settlement-site selection and adhesion of barnacle cypris larvae; specifically, textural engineering of surfaces, development of inert 'non-fouling' surfaces and the use of enzymes in antifouling.
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- Nick Aldred
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, Newcastle, UK.
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Aldred N, Phang IY, Conlan SL, Clare AS, Vancso GJ. The effects of a serine protease, Alcalase, on the adhesives of barnacle cyprids (Balanus amphitrite). BIOFOULING 2008; 24:97-107. [PMID: 18231899 DOI: 10.1080/08927010801885908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Barnacles are a persistent fouling problem in the marine environment, although their effects (eg reduced fuel efficiency, increased corrosion) can be reduced through the application of antifouling or fouling-release coatings to marine structures. However, the developments of fouling-resistant coatings that are cost-effective and that are not deleterious to the marine environment are continually being sought. The incorporation of proteolytic enzymes into coatings has been suggested as one potential option. In this study, the efficacy of a commercially available serine endopeptidase, Alcalase as an antifoulant is assessed and its mode of action on barnacle cypris larvae investigated. In situ atomic force microscopy (AFM) of barnacle cyprid adhesives during exposure to Alcalase supported the hypothesis that Alcalase reduces the effectiveness of the cyprid adhesives, rather than deterring the organisms from settling. Quantitative behavioural tracking of cyprids, using Ethovision 3.1, further supported this observation. Alcalase removed cyprid 'footprint' deposits from glass surfaces within 26 min, but cyprid permanent cement became resistant to attack by Alcalase within 15 h of expression, acquiring a crystalline appearance in its cured state. It is concluded that Alcalase has antifouling potential on the basis of its effects on cyprid footprints, un-cured permanent cement and its non-toxic mode of action, providing that it can be successfully incorporated into a coating.
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- Nick Aldred
- School of Marine Science and Technology, Newcastle University, UK.
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Zhang H, Tumarkin E, Sullan RMA, Walker GC, Kumacheva E. Exploring Microfluidic Routes to Microgels of Biological Polymers. Macromol Rapid Commun 2007. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.200600776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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