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ArticleScientific reports2022

On the mechanism of marine fouling-prevention performance of oil-containing silicone elastomers.

Stefan Kolle, Onyemaechi Ahanotu, Amos Meeks, Shane Stafslien, Michael Kreder, Lyndsi Vanderwal, Lucas Cohen, Grant Waltz, Chin Sing Lim, Dave Slocum and 6 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Stefan KolleJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA. skolle@seas.harvard.edu.
Onyemaechi AhanotuWyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
Amos MeeksJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
Shane StafslienDepartment of Coatings and Polymeric Materials, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA.
Michael KrederJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
Lyndsi VanderwalDepartment of Coatings and Polymeric Materials, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58102, USA.
Lucas CohenUniversity of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA, 92110, USA.
Grant WaltzCenter for Coastal Marine Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93407, USA.
Chin Sing LimTropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119227, Singapore.
Dave SlocumStellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Scituate, MA, 02066, USA.
Elisa Maldonado GreeneUniversity of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA, 92110, USA.
Kelli HunsuckerCenter for Corrosion and Biofouling Control, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 32901, USA.
Geoffrey SwainCenter for Corrosion and Biofouling Control, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, 32901, USA.
Dean WendtCenter for Coastal Marine Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93407, USA.
Serena Lay-Ming TeoTropical Marine Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 119227, Singapore.
Joanna AizenbergJohn A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA. jaiz@seas.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · USCalifornia Polytechnic State University · USFlorida Institute of Technology · USNational University of Singapore · SGNorth Dakota State University · USUniversity of San Diego · USNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For many decades, silicone elastomers with oil incorporated have served as fouling-release coating for marine applications. In a comprehensive study involving a series of laboratory-based marine fouling assays and extensive global field studies of up to 2-year duration, we compare polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coatings of the same composition loaded with oil via two different methods. One method used a traditional, one-pot pre-cure oil addition approach (o-PDMS) and another method used a newer post-cure infusion approach (i-PDMS). The latter displays a substantial improvement in biofouling prevention performance that exceeds established commercial silicone-based fouling-release coating standards. We interpret the differences in performance between one-pot and infused PDMS by developing a mechanistic model based on the Flory-Rehner theory of swollen polymer networks. Using this model, we propose that the chemical potential of the incorporated oil is a key consideration for the design of future fouling-release coatings, as the improved performance is driven by the formation and stabilization of an anti-adhesion oil overlayer on the polymer surface.

Indexed as

BiofoulingSilicone ElastomersElastomersMaterials TestingPolymersSilicone OilsElastomersPolymersSilicone ElastomersSilicone Oils

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PMID35821390
PMCPMC9276722
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