Antifouling Marine Coatings with a Potentially Safer and Sustainable Synthetic Polyphenolic Derivative.

ABSTRACT: The development of harmless substances to replace biocide-based coatings used to prevent or manage marine biofouling and its unwanted consequences is urgent. The formation of biofilms on submerged marine surfaces is one of the first steps in the marine biofouling process, which facilitates the further settlement of macrofoulers. Anti-biofilm properties of a synthetic polyphenolic compound, with previously described anti-settlement activity against macrofoulers, were explored in this work. In solution this new compound was able to prevent biofilm formation and reduce a pre-formed biofilm produced by the marine bacterium, Pseudoalteromonas tunicata. Then, this compound was applied to a marine coating and the formation of P. tunicata biofilms was assessed under hydrodynamic cond

SUBMITTER: Neves AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9409691 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature