“…Methodologies for determining the physicochemical properties of both the microalgae surface and the rigid materials that are potentially useful for fabricating PBRs used in the cultivation of planktonic marine microalgae have previously been developed (Zeriouh et al, ; Zeriouh, Reinoso‐Moreno, López‐Rosales, Cerón‐García, et al, ; Zeriouh, Reinoso‐Moreno, López‐Rosales, Sierra‐Martín, et al, ). In this context, the biocompatibility theories developed by Baier and Vogler (Baier, , ; Vogler, , , ) may also help to design a universal antibiofouling surface for PBRs. Nontoxic hydrophobic fouling release coatings (FRCs) exhibiting a critical surface tension ( γ c ) value near that which minimizes cell adhesion, ca.…”