Conducting coatings for control and eradication of unwanted marine biofilms

生物膜生长在所有表面和环境中，给全球带来环境威胁和经济问题，每年试图消灭它们的人要花费数十亿美元。迄今为止，生物膜对海洋环境中电化学产生的氧化还原应力和剪切变化的详细响应尚不清楚。该项目旨在(1)开发在海洋环境中稳定的新型导电碳基涂料；(2)研究海洋生物膜对这些涂料的反应。该项目的预期结果是开发一种绿色的替代防污技术，可以根据需要在海洋应用中使用。这为控制浸入海洋表面的生物污染提供了一种新的解决方案。

Biofilms grow on all surfaces and environments posing environmental threats and economic issues globally, costing billions each year to those attempting to eradicate them. To date, biofilm's detailed response to variations in electrochemically generated redox stress and shear is unknown in marine environments. The project aims at (i) developing novel electrically conducting carbon based paints that are stable in marine environments and (ii) investigating how marine biofilms respond to these coatings. The expected outcome of this project is the development of a green alternative antifouling technology that can be used on demand in marine applications. This provides a new solution for controlling the biofouling of surfaces immersed in oceans.