Passive and active approaches to tackle antifouling

• Main Author: Gaw, Sheng Long
• Other Authors: Lee Pooi See
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106677; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48934
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Biofouling is the accumulation of unwanted organisms on a surface. Biomedical and marine industries are of are two main particular interest for this study. Biofouling in marine industry reduces the performance of the equipment, leading to an increase in operating cost and downtime. In the medical in...