Environmental Science Advances,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
This
review
analyzes
polymer-based
antifouling
materials,
highlighting
their
efficacy,
durability,
and
environmental
benefits,
with
a
focus
on
key
advances
future
directions
in
marine
technology.
Advanced Functional Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
33(32)
Published: May 5, 2023
Abstract
In
this
study,
graphene
oxide
(GO)
and
polyacrylamide/polyacrylic
acid
(PAM/PAA)
are
used
to
prepare
hydrogels
with
photothermal
conversion
properties
for
highly
efficient
uranium
extraction
from
seawater.
Zwitterionic
2‐methacryloyloxy
ethyl
phosphorylcholine
(MPC)
is
introduced
in
the
PAM/PAA/GO
hydrogel
obtain
PAM/PAA/GO/MPC
(PAGM),
exhibiting
good
antibacterial
properties.
PAGM
demonstrates
specific
adsorption
of
(VI)
(U(VI)).
Under
light
conditions,
capacity
reaches
196.12
mg
g
−1
(pH
=
8,
t
600
min,
C
0
99.8
L
,
m/v
0.5
).
The
only
160.29
under
dark
conditions
22.5%
higher
than
that
dark.
process
fitted
using
Langmuir
pseudo‐second‐order
models.
Furthermore,
exhibits
repeatability
stability
after
five
adsorption–desorption
cycles.
a
U(VI)
6.1
storage
one
month
natural
X‐ray
photoelectron
spectroscopy
(XPS)
results
demonstrate
coordination
amino,
carboxyl,
hydroxyl
groups
primary
mechanism
adsorption.
confirmed
through
detailed
density
functional
theory
calculations.
durability,
high
efficiency,
properties,
Thus,
it
promising
candidate
Marine
biofouling
negatively
impacts
marine
industries
and
ship
navigation.
However,
current
coatings
are
based
on
a
single
antifouling
mechanism,
which
is
insufficient
to
cope
with
the
complex
ever-changing
environment.
Herein,
multifunctional
were
developed
using
material
system
containing
perfluoropolyether
caprolactone
chains.
First,
an
acrylic
resin
side
chains
was
synthesized
as
liquid-repellent
component
then
degradable
cross-linked
network
constructed
by
bridging
polycaprolactone
Surprisingly,
not
only
effectively
improved
tensile
strength
but
also
provided
flexibility
resin.
Thus,
coating
exhibited
satisfactory
mechanical
stability
low
roughness
(4.06
nm)
during
dynamic
polishing.
It
worth
noting
that
surface
energy
(SE)
(22.0
mJ·m