Redirecting marine antibiofouling innovations from sustainable horizons

Xiaobo Liu; Jin-Long Yang; Daniel Rittschof; James S Maki; Ji-Dong Gu

doi:10.1016/j.tree.2022.02.009

Redirecting marine antibiofouling innovations from sustainable horizons

Trends Ecol Evol. 2022 Jun;37(6):469-472. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.02.009. Epub 2022 Mar 15.

Authors

Xiaobo Liu¹, Jin-Long Yang², Daniel Rittschof³, James S Maki⁴, Ji-Dong Gu⁵

Affiliations

¹ School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210094, China; Environmental Science and Engineering Research Group, Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT), Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China. Electronic address: xbliu@njust.edu.cn.
² International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China. Electronic address: jlyang@shou.edu.cn.
³ Duke Marine Laboratory, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Beaufort, NC 28516, USA.
⁴ Department of Biological Sciences, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53233, USA.
⁵ Environmental Science and Engineering Research Group, Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (GTIIT), Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China; Southern Laboratory of Ocean Science and Engineering (Guangdong, Zhuhai), Zhuhai, Guangdong 519082, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials and Technologies for Energy Conversion, Guangdong Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, 241 Daxue Road, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, China. Electronic address: jidong.gu@gtiit.edu.cn.

PMID: 35303993
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2022.02.009

Abstract

Biofouling has great environmental, economic, and societal impacts. Emerging and promising strategies for antibiofouling require incorporation of sustainability concepts. To this end, key research priorities should be given to disrupting attachment of organisms or engineering innovative surfaces to slough off fouling organisms from the surfaces, with more holistic considerations of other viable options, including eco-friendly antifouling chemicals.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aquatic Organisms
Biofouling* / prevention & control
Surface Properties