Bio-inspired antifouling approaches: the quest towards non-toxic and non-biocidal materials

Nir, Sivan; Reches, Meital

doi:10.1016/j.copbio.2015.12.012

Cited by 124 publications

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“…As a biocide-free approach to biofouling prevention, manipulation of surface texture and wettability to create a less favourable settlement and adhesion surface has been explored (Scardino and de Nys 2011;Bloecher et al 2013;Nir and Reches 2016). However, results highlight the limited use of this approach in finfish farming as different species are impacted by different textures ) and deterrence of key pest species, such as hydroids, is ineffective (Bloecher et al 2013).…”

Section: Novel Biofouling Control Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biofouling in marine aquaculture: a review of recent research and developments

et al. 2019

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Biofouling in marine aquaculture is one of the main barriers to efficient and sustainable production. Owing to the growth of aquaculture globally, it is pertinent to update previous reviews to inform management and guide future research. Here, the authors highlight recent research and developments on the impacts, prevention and control of biofouling in shellfish, finfish and seaweed aquaculture, and the significant gaps that still exist in aquaculturalists' capacity to manage it. Antifouling methods are being explored and developed; these are centred on harnessing naturally occurring antifouling properties, culturing fouling-resistant genotypes, and improving farming strategies by adopting more sensitive and informative monitoring and modelling capabilities together with novel cleaning equipment. While no simple, quick-fix solutions to biofouling management in existing aquaculture industry situations have been developed, the expectation is that effective methods are likely to evolve as aquaculture develops into emerging culture scenarios, which will undoubtedly influence the path for future solutions. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Novel Biofouling Control Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biofouling in marine aquaculture: a review of recent research and developments

et al. 2019

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“…Nonfouling surface coatings are crucial for the advancement of implant technology, drug delivery, blood compatible materials, biosensors, and marine coatings. [1][2][3][4] In blood-related applications, the reduction of nonspecific protein adsorption has the potential to significantly reduce inflammation, blood platelet activation and thrombosis, fibrosis, encapsulation, and infection, since protein adsorption is often the first stage in biological interactions with surfaces. 5 For blood applications, it has been shown that extremely small amounts (e.g., 5-10 ng/cm 2 ) of fibrinogen adsorbed onto an engineered surface can trigger platelet activation, resulting in catastrophic device failure, blood clotting, and thrombosis.…”

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Candle soot-based super-amphiphobic coatings resist protein adsorption

et al. 2016

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Super nonfouling surfaces resist protein adhesion and have a broad field of possible applications in implant technology, drug delivery, blood compatible materials, biosensors, and marine coatings. A promising route toward nonfouling surfaces involves liquid repelling architectures. The authors here show that soot-templated super-amphiphobic (SAP) surfaces prepared from fluorinated candle soot structures are super nonfouling. When exposed to bovine serum albumin or blood serum, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry analysis showed that less than 2 ng/cm(2) of protein was adsorbed onto the SAP surfaces. Since a broad variety of substrate shapes can be coated by soot-templated SAP surfaces, those are a promising route toward biocompatible materials design.

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“…One bacterium produces a certain molecule and another receives it and produces a different molecule as a response. Synthesizing molecules that harm this communication, by blocking the signals, is another option to fight biofilm formation [4].…”

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confidence: 99%