Marine biofouling has negatively affected human sailing since ancient times. Traditional
antifouling coatings were banned worldwide in 2003 due to their toxicity towards nontarget …

Marine biofouling is a well-known massive problem: within the shortest time, ship hulls and
other man-made submerged surfaces are inevitably populated by various marine …

While nature has optimized its antifouling strategies over millions of years, synthetic
antifouling coatings have not yet reached technological maturity. For an antifouling coating …

Bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation impose a heavy burden on the medical system.
Bacterial adhesion on implant materials would induce inflammation and result in implant …

Marine fouling is one of the major challenges facing humanity in marine industrial
production and transport activities. Traditional antifouling coatings use toxic antifouling …

Marine biofouling is a ubiquitous problem that accompanies human marine activities and
marine industries. It exerts detrimental impacts on the economy, environment, ecology, and …

Surface wettability plays an important role in regulating biomolecule adhesion behaviors.
The biomolecule adhesion behaviors of superwettable surfaces have become an important …

In this study, we investigate the microscale structure of shark skin denticles at abdomen (A)
and fin (F) locations, analyze the roughness and wetting properties related to their …

Background Since the inception of the term “Biomimetics” in 1991, the concept of utilizing
natural solutions or deriving inspiration from nature to address contemporary engineering …

Surface fouling is a major challenge faced within various engineering applications,
especially in marine, aerospace, water treatment, food and beverage, and the energy …