Dealing with Biofouling: Is There an environmentally friendly and economically attractive coating for the shipping industry?

The current approach in the shipping industry by the use of highly toxic coating systems is harmful for our inland waterways and oceans, does not benefit the public health and is very undesirable for all aquatic organisms on our planet.<br/>Almost every vessel today uses a toxic coating system which releases toxic compounds continually into our...

Drag-reducing riblets with fouling-release properties: development and testing

The manufacture and preliminary testing of a drag-reducing riblet texture with fouling-control properties is presented. The commercial fouling-release product Intersleek® 1100SR was modified to manufacture riblet-textured coatings with an embossing technology. Hydrodynamic drag measurements in a Taylor–Couette set-up showed that the modified...