No systematic study of antioxidant containing coatings and their anti-biofilm action has been rep... more No systematic study of antioxidant containing coatings and their anti-biofilm action has been reported so far. The utilization of antioxidants in protective coatings to inhibit marine biofilm formation is a current challenge. The aim of this preliminary study was to prepare, characterize and compare the efficiency of low adhesive siloxane composite coatings equally loaded with different antioxidants against mono-species biofilms formation. Most often participating in the marine biofilms formation, Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus was the test bacterium. Both the biofilm covered surface area (BCSA) and corrected total cell fluorescence (CTCF) (by fluorescent microscopy) were selected as the parameters for quantification of the biofilm after 1 h and 4 h incubation. Differing extents of altered surface characteristics (physical-chemical; physical-mechanical) and the specific affection of M. hydrocarbonoclasticus biofilm formation in both reduction and stimulation, were found in the s...
Presence of biofilms is a significant problem to a variety of industrial areas, underwater sensor... more Presence of biofilms is a significant problem to a variety of industrial areas, underwater sensors, shipping, etc. Therefore solutions are sought to inhibit biofilm formation and to permit biofilm removal. Surface modification by suitable coating could be one of them. The present study reports the potential of new transparent biocides-free siloxane antifouling coatings, containing low toxic additives, such as TiO(2) nanoparticles, surfactants and antioxidants, to reduce biofilm formation in mimicking marine environment, laboratory conditions. As evaluated with several parameters: chlorophyll content, carotenoids content, total protein and total dry mass, the biofilm formation was most sharply reduced by the composition coatings containing non-ionic surfactant, super spreader Y17112, followed by those containing antioxidant, α-tocopherol. Depending on the amount of the super spreader (0.1-1.0 wt.%) and the tested parameter, approximately 3-8-fold reduction was observed in the biofilm formation. It is supposed, that the effect of the studied additives, both surfactant and antioxidant, is due to some inhibition of the adhesive extra cellular substances cross-linking with impact onto the biofilm cohesion strength and its adhesion.
Composition polysiloxane based coatings are currently the only viable commercial alternative of t... more Composition polysiloxane based coatings are currently the only viable commercial alternative of the toxic biocide containing antifouling paints. Oil incorporation improves the foul-releasing ability of the polysiloxane coatings. The impact of non-reactive, different molecular mass, both siloxane and fluorinated oil on the biofilm formation onto developed by us polysiloxane composition coating is presented. It is evaluated in laboratory and field experiments on the ground of the determination of the elastic modulus, water contact angle, critical surface tension, surface roughness and topography.
No systematic study of antioxidant containing coatings and their anti-biofilm action has been rep... more No systematic study of antioxidant containing coatings and their anti-biofilm action has been reported so far. The utilization of antioxidants in protective coatings to inhibit marine biofilm formation is a current challenge. The aim of this preliminary study was to prepare, characterize and compare the efficiency of low adhesive siloxane composite coatings equally loaded with different antioxidants against mono-species biofilms formation. Most often participating in the marine biofilms formation, Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus was the test bacterium. Both the biofilm covered surface area (BCSA) and corrected total cell fluorescence (CTCF) (by fluorescent microscopy) were selected as the parameters for quantification of the biofilm after 1 h and 4 h incubation. Differing extents of altered surface characteristics (physical-chemical; physical-mechanical) and the specific affection of M. hydrocarbonoclasticus biofilm formation in both reduction and stimulation, were found in the s...
Presence of biofilms is a significant problem to a variety of industrial areas, underwater sensor... more Presence of biofilms is a significant problem to a variety of industrial areas, underwater sensors, shipping, etc. Therefore solutions are sought to inhibit biofilm formation and to permit biofilm removal. Surface modification by suitable coating could be one of them. The present study reports the potential of new transparent biocides-free siloxane antifouling coatings, containing low toxic additives, such as TiO(2) nanoparticles, surfactants and antioxidants, to reduce biofilm formation in mimicking marine environment, laboratory conditions. As evaluated with several parameters: chlorophyll content, carotenoids content, total protein and total dry mass, the biofilm formation was most sharply reduced by the composition coatings containing non-ionic surfactant, super spreader Y17112, followed by those containing antioxidant, α-tocopherol. Depending on the amount of the super spreader (0.1-1.0 wt.%) and the tested parameter, approximately 3-8-fold reduction was observed in the biofilm formation. It is supposed, that the effect of the studied additives, both surfactant and antioxidant, is due to some inhibition of the adhesive extra cellular substances cross-linking with impact onto the biofilm cohesion strength and its adhesion.
Composition polysiloxane based coatings are currently the only viable commercial alternative of t... more Composition polysiloxane based coatings are currently the only viable commercial alternative of the toxic biocide containing antifouling paints. Oil incorporation improves the foul-releasing ability of the polysiloxane coatings. The impact of non-reactive, different molecular mass, both siloxane and fluorinated oil on the biofilm formation onto developed by us polysiloxane composition coating is presented. It is evaluated in laboratory and field experiments on the ground of the determination of the elastic modulus, water contact angle, critical surface tension, surface roughness and topography.
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