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ArticleBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Encapsulation of Antifouling Organic Biocides in Poly(lactic acid) Nanoparticles.

Aristotelis Kamtsikakis, Eleni Kavetsou, Konstantina Chronaki, Evangelia Kiosidou, Evangelia Pavlatou, Alexandra Karana, Constantine Papaspyrides, Anastasia Detsi, Antonis Karantonis, Stamatina Vouyiouka

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Aristotelis KamtsikakisLaboratory of Polymer Technology, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece. aris_kamtsikakis@hotmail.com.
Eleni KavetsouLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, NTUA, Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece. eleni29@hotmail.com.
Konstantina ChronakiLaboratory of Polymer Technology, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece. konstantina163264@hotmail.gr.
Evangelia KiosidouShipbuilding Technology Laboratory, School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, NTUA, Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece. eva.kiosidou@gmail.com.
Evangelia PavlatouLaboratory of General Chemistry, NTUA, Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece. pavlatou@chemeng.ntua.gr.
Alexandra KaranaDepartment of Wood and Two Pack Coatings, CHROTEX S.A. Hellenic Industry of Paints & Varnishes 19th Km National Road Athens-Corinth, 19300 Aspropyrgos, Greece. karana@chrotex.com.
Constantine PapaspyridesLaboratory of Polymer Technology, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece. kp@softlab.ece.ntua.gr.
Anastasia DetsiLaboratory of Organic Chemistry, NTUA, Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece. adetsi@chemeng.ntua.gr.
Antonis KarantonisDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, NTUA, Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece. antkar@central.ntua.gr.
Stamatina VouyioukaLaboratory of Polymer Technology, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Zografou Campus, 15780 Athens, Greece. mvuyiuka@central.ntua.gr.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The scope of the current research was to assess the feasibility of encapsulating three commercial antifouling compounds, Irgarol 1051, Econea and Zinc pyrithione, in biodegradable poly(lactic acid) (PLA) nanoparticles. The emulsification-solvent evaporation technique was herein utilized to manufacture nanoparticles with a biocide:polymer ratio of 40%. The loaded nanoparticles were analyzed for their size and size distribution, zeta potential, encapsulation efficiency and thermal properties, while the relevant physicochemical characteristics were correlated to biocide-polymer system. In addition, the encapsulation process was scaled up and the prepared nanoparticles were dispersed in a water-based antifouling paint in order to examine the viability of incorporating nanoparticles in such coatings. Metallic specimens were coated with the nanoparticles-containing paint and examined regarding surface morphology.

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antifoulingbiocidesencapsulationmarine applicationsnanoparticlesPLA

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PMID28952560
PMCPMC5746748

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