Marine biofouling is a global problem that is detrimental to both moving ships and static underwater devices.Marine microorganisms tend to attach to any unprotected surface and grow into biofilm,which can be hardly re...Marine biofouling is a global problem that is detrimental to both moving ships and static underwater devices.Marine microorganisms tend to attach to any unprotected surface and grow into biofilm,which can be hardly removed even under high shear flow condition[1].With the long-term accumulation of marine organisms,ships suffer significantly from the increase on the net weight as well as the drag when cruising.Increased drag causes fuel power penalties of up to86%at cruising speed;it is notable even a very thin layer展开更多
基金supported by the U.S.National Science Foundation(Grant No.DMR-1410853)the faculty start-up fund at Wayne State University,Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
文摘Marine biofouling is a global problem that is detrimental to both moving ships and static underwater devices.Marine microorganisms tend to attach to any unprotected surface and grow into biofilm,which can be hardly removed even under high shear flow condition[1].With the long-term accumulation of marine organisms,ships suffer significantly from the increase on the net weight as well as the drag when cruising.Increased drag causes fuel power penalties of up to86%at cruising speed;it is notable even a very thin layer
