Fluoropolymer coatings with inherent resistance to biofouling

Surface Coatings International Part B: Coatings International

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 301-308

  Tsibouklis, John ^a   Stone, M ^a   Thorpe, A A ^a   Graham, P ^a   Barbu, E ^a   Eaton, P J ^a   Smith, J R ^a   Nevell, T G ^a   Ewen, R J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FLUOROPOLYMER; GLASS; PERFLUORO COMPOUND; POLITEF; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM; BARNACLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; HEAT EXCHANGE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATERIAL COATING; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PERFORMANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; YEAST; ZOOSPORE;

EID: 0036898451     PISSN: 14764865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02699554     Document Type: Article

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