A Polymer for Non-Fouling or Fouling-Release Type Coatings
RFT-283
Scientists at NDSU have recently invented a novel zwitterionic/amphiphilic pentablock copolymer coating that exhibits superior anti-fouling and fouling release properties. The invention combines the low surface energy of polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) and the protein resistance properties of both zwitterionic and amphiphilic compounds. Since the amphiphilic substance has both hydrophobic and hydrophilic moieties on one compound, the polymer forms nanoscale heterogeneities, creating a surface topography that is unsuitable for the proliferation and adsorption of proteins and marine micro-foulers.
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