The prevention of microfouling and macrofouling on hydrogels impregnated with either Arquad 2C-75® or benzalkonium chloride

Biofouling

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-207

  Cowie, Phillip ^a   Smith, Margaret ^b   Hannah, Fiona ^a   Cowling, Mike ^b   Hodgkeiss, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MARINE BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antifouling; Barnacles; Hydrogels; Microfouling; Optical sensors

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; FOULING; HYDROGELS; HYDROPHILICITY; OPTICAL SENSORS; UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT;

FOULING; SENSOR; UNDERWATER CAMERA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FIRTH OF CLYDE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MYTILUS EDULIS; SEMIBALANUS BALANOIDES;

EID: 33746809476     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927010600783296     Document Type: Article

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