Fabrication and testing of a multifunctional SiO₂@ZnO core-shell nanospheres incorporated polymer coating for sustainable marine transport.

ABSTRACT: We report the development of a coating system relying on the incorporation of SiO₂@ZnO core-shell nanospheres in polyurethane media as a novel approach to achieve longevity and sustainability in marine transport. This polymeric coating showed significant improvement in surface abrasion resistance, the transition from a hydrophilic state to a hydrophobic state (~ 125.2° ± 2°), improved antifungal, antibacterial and antialgae effects which make the proposed coating ideal to protect steel surfaces against biofouling. To substantiate our claims, we performed X-ray diffraction, Transmission electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning acoustic microscopy, Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), contact angle measurements, antimicrobial (antialgal, antibacterial, a

SUBMITTER: Verma J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10387051 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature