Metallic surface finishes have been used in the anti-biofouling,but it is very difficult to produce surfaces with hierarchically ordered structures.In the present study,anti-biofouling metallic surfaces with nanostruc...Metallic surface finishes have been used in the anti-biofouling,but it is very difficult to produce surfaces with hierarchically ordered structures.In the present study,anti-biofouling metallic surfaces with nanostructures superimposed on curved micro-riblets were produced via top-down fabrication.According to the attachment theory,these surfaces feature few attachment points for organisms,the nanostructures prevent the attachment of bacteria and algal zoospores,while the micro-riblets prohibit the settlement of macrofoulers.Anodic oxidation was performed to induce superhydrophilicity.It forms a hydration layer on the surface,which physically blocks foulant adsorption along with the anti-biofouling topography.We characterized the surfaces via scanning electron and atomic force microscopy,contact-angle measurement,and wear-resistance testing.The contact angle of the hierarchical structures was less than 1°.Laboratory settlement assays verified that bacterial attachment was dramatically reduced by the nanostructures and/or the hydration layer,attributable to superhydrophilicity.The micro-riblets prohibited the settlement of macrofoulers.Over 77 days of static immersion in the sea during summer,the metallic surface showed significantly less biofouling compared to a surface painted with an anticorrosive coating.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF)Grant funded by the Korean Government(MSIP)(No.2015R1A5A1037668).
文摘Metallic surface finishes have been used in the anti-biofouling,but it is very difficult to produce surfaces with hierarchically ordered structures.In the present study,anti-biofouling metallic surfaces with nanostructures superimposed on curved micro-riblets were produced via top-down fabrication.According to the attachment theory,these surfaces feature few attachment points for organisms,the nanostructures prevent the attachment of bacteria and algal zoospores,while the micro-riblets prohibit the settlement of macrofoulers.Anodic oxidation was performed to induce superhydrophilicity.It forms a hydration layer on the surface,which physically blocks foulant adsorption along with the anti-biofouling topography.We characterized the surfaces via scanning electron and atomic force microscopy,contact-angle measurement,and wear-resistance testing.The contact angle of the hierarchical structures was less than 1°.Laboratory settlement assays verified that bacterial attachment was dramatically reduced by the nanostructures and/or the hydration layer,attributable to superhydrophilicity.The micro-riblets prohibited the settlement of macrofoulers.Over 77 days of static immersion in the sea during summer,the metallic surface showed significantly less biofouling compared to a surface painted with an anticorrosive coating.
