Synergistic Fouling Control Technologies

Información del proyecto

SEAFRONT

Identificador del acuerdo de subvención: 614034

Proyecto cerrado

Fecha de inicio 1 Enero 2014

Fecha de finalización 31 Diciembre 2017

Financiado con arreglo a

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

Coste total € 11 265 469,20

Aportación de la UE € 7 995 161,00

Coordinado por

STICHTING DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE
Netherlands

Exploitable results

Exploitable results – Swelling agent to improve omniphobic properties of fluorogel elastomers and to decrease cyprid settlement

Result description

The use of a swelling agent significantly improves omniphobic properties of fluorogel elastomers and decreases cyprid settlement by a factor of 4 compared to unswollen coatings.

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* exploitable scientific result

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Exploitable results – New zwitterionic materials

Result description

New zwitterionic materials with a net positive or net negative charge show improved antifouling performance.

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* exploitable scientific result

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Exploitable results – Preparation of waterborne terpolymer latex and solvent borne dipolymers

Result description

Successful preparation of waterbrone terpolymer latexes and solvent borne dipolymers.

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* exploitable scientific result

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Exploitable results – Numeric model and simulation results of drag reducing surfaces

Result description

Numeric model and simulation results of (possibly) drag reducing surfaces like skin blade riblets.

Result type

* software/modelling tools

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Exploitable results – Glyecerol based copolymer coatings

Result description

Glyecerol based copolymer coatings show reduction of settlement of species, including blue mussels compared to PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) substrates.

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* exploitable scientific result

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Exploitable results – Production of thermoresponsive coatings

Result description

Production of thermoresponsive coatings, including the thermoresponsive polymers p(OEGMA) and p(NIPAM).

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* exploitable scientific result

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Exploitable results – Riblet structuring of elastomeric antifouling coating

Result description

Successful riblet structuring of elastomeric antifouling coating for drag reduction.

Result type

* exploitable scientific result

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