Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41888438›Full record

ReviewNano-micro letters2026

Biomass-Based Antifouling Coatings: Mechanisms, Materials, Applications, and Emerging Sustainable Strategies.

Yudi Wei, Dominik Maršík, Petter Paulsen Thoresen, Leonidas Matsakas, Yijun Shi

Abstract readReview
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Review in Nano-micro letters, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
0citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yudi WeiDivision of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, 97187, Luleå, Sweden.
Dominik MaršíkBiochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 971-87, Luleå, Sweden.
Petter Paulsen ThoresenBiochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 971-87, Luleå, Sweden.
Leonidas MatsakasBiochemical Process Engineering, Division of Chemical Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, 971-87, Luleå, Sweden.
Yijun ShiDivision of Machine Elements, Luleå University of Technology, 97187, Luleå, Sweden. yijun.shi@ltu.se.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biofouling remains a critical challenge across marine, medical, and industrial sectors, driving the need for sustainable and eco-friendly antifouling coatings. Biomass-based materials, including lignin, tannins, betaines, polysaccharides, and proteins, have emerged as promising candidates due to their biocompatibility, biodegradability, and diverse antifouling mechanisms. These materials inhibit biofouling through mechanisms such as hydration layer formation, surface charge repulsion, hydrophobic foul-release, and biocidal effects, offering effective resistance to protein adsorption, bacterial attachment, and biofilm formation. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in biomass-based antifouling coatings, focusing on their antifouling mechanisms, synthesis methods, and applications. Key challenges concerning mechanical durability and scalability are explored, along with potential approaches to enhance the development of sustainable antifouling technologies.

Indexed as

Antifouling mechanismsBiomass-based antifouling coatingsCrosslinking strategiesMarine and biomedical applications

Identifiers

PMID41888438
PMCPMC13022158

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.