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The effectiveness of an antifouling compound coating based on a silicone elastomer and colored phosphor powder against Navicula species diatom

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Silicone elastomers coatings can “release” fouling organisms and, thus, they are referred to as fouling-release coatings. In this study, compound coatings based on silicone elastomer and various colored glow-in-the-dark phosphor powders were prepared to investigate the initial settlement density and adhesion strength of diatom Navicula sp. on the coatings. It was found that settlement densities on samples with phosphor layers (diatom coverage area on Day 7 was ~30%) were significantly lower than those on samples without phosphor layers (coverage area was ~60%), while both coatings showed similar fouling-release characteristics (~90% of removal at wall shear stress value of 90 Pa). In addition, the phosphor color played an important role in the diatom fouling activities. Those experimental phenomena were partly explained according to surface characteristics and our previous study on the relationship between diatom settlement and light conditions. To sum up, this type of preliminary compound coating could both reduce diatom initial settlement and keep the advantage of fouling release.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Project under grant nos. 51075228 and 51021064.

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Cao, S., Wang, J., Zhang, Y. et al. The effectiveness of an antifouling compound coating based on a silicone elastomer and colored phosphor powder against Navicula species diatom. J Coat Technol Res 10, 397–406 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-012-9457-z

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