Conducting coatings for control and eradication of unwanted marine biofilms

用于控制和消除不需要的海洋生物膜的导电涂层

• 批准号: DP210101243
• 负责人: Prof Mats Andersson
• 金额: $ 31.32万
• 依托单位: Flinders University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2024-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP210101243
• 关键词: Conducting; coatings; control; eradication; unwanted

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.

生物膜在所有表面和环境中生长，对全球造成环境威胁和经济问题，每年为试图根除生物膜的人们带来数十亿美元的损失。迄今为止，生物膜对电化学产生的氧化还原应力和剪切力变化的详细响应在海洋环境中尚不清楚。该项目旨在（i）开发在海洋环境中稳定的新型导电碳基涂料，以及（ii）研究海洋生物膜对这些涂料的反应。该项目的预期成果是开发一种可按需用于海洋应用的绿色替代防污技术。这为控制浸没在海洋中的表面的生物污垢提供了一种新的解决方案。