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    Anti-biofouling by degradation of polymers

    Year: 2012

    Journal: Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, Volume 30, Number 3 (2012), 337-342, 20120618

    Authors: Chun-feng Ma(1), Hong-jun Yang(2), Guang-zhao Zhang(1,2)

    Last authors: Guang-zhao Zhang

    Organizations: 1.Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640 China 2.Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, Department of Chemical Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026 China

    Country: China

    Copolymers of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and acrylate terminated poly(ethylene oxide-co-ethylene carbonate) (PEOC) macromonomer (PEOCA) were synthesized, and the degradation of the polymers was investigated by use of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D). It is shown that the polymeric surface exhibits degradation in seawater depending on the content of the side chains. Field tests in seawater show that the surface constructed by the copolymer can effectively inhibit marine biofouling because it can be self-renewed due to degradation of the copolymer.