Biomimetic Constructions of Stable Antifouling Surfaces

Manxi Wang ； Taoyu Wang ； Yixin Zhang ； Yuhong Zhu

《World Scientific Research Journal》 6卷10期 (2020/10) Pp. 392-416

https://doi.org/10.6911/WSRJ.202010_6(10).0048

摘要

The demand for developing stable antifouling surfaces has surged in recent years. With the exploration of nature, much attention is given to the anti-fouling methods that could be mimicked for practical applications. Inspired by nature's structures and surfaces, many novel, bio-compatible and environmental-friendly materials and methods have been developed to solve problems associated with fouling. An overview of two types of fouling: biofouling and inorganic fouling is provided firstly. Then this review presents the broad range of antifouling strategies in the form of membranes, films and coatings inspired by different natural systems. In this review, these natural systems with extraordinary properties include tiny molecular structures existing in fauna, zwitterionic functionalities found in membrane structures, superhydrophobic surfaces and some other functional surfaces of animals. These strategies are discussed from the point of view of natural systems' abilities to inhibit contamination adsorption, followed by the antifouling mechanism in each of these strategies. Next come the physical and chemical modifications, the creation of micropatterns on the surface to control the surface textures making them antifouling. The experimental results of antifouling in each of these strategies and their implementation are also illustrated.

關鍵字

Fouling resistance ； bio-inspired materials ； nature membranes zhangyixinncbiomolecules ； nature surfaces

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