The anti-bacterial effect of an electrochemical anti-fouling method intended for the protection of miniaturised oceanographic sensors

Jonathan S McQuillan; Andrew K Morris; Martin Arundell; Robin Pascal; Matthew C Mowlem

doi:10.1016/j.mimet.2017.08.006

The anti-bacterial effect of an electrochemical anti-fouling method intended for the protection of miniaturised oceanographic sensors

J Microbiol Methods. 2017 Oct:141:63-66. doi: 10.1016/j.mimet.2017.08.006. Epub 2017 Aug 11.

Authors

Jonathan S McQuillan¹, Andrew K Morris², Martin Arundell², Robin Pascal², Matthew C Mowlem²

Affiliations

¹ National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus, University Of Southampton, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK. Electronic address: jonmcq@noc.ac.uk.
² National Oceanography Centre, Waterfront Campus, University Of Southampton, Southampton SO14 3ZH, UK.

PMID: 28803789
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2017.08.006

Abstract

An electrochemical anti-fouling method, based upon the generation of chlorine from seawater, was applied to a proprietary design of Lab on a Chip conductivity, temperature and dissolved oxygen sensor. The method was evaluated using PCR after a six-week field trial in which it significantly reduced the burden of bacterial biofouling.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Bacteria / drug effects
Bacteria / growth & development
Bacterial Physiological Phenomena / drug effects
Biofouling / prevention & control*
Chlorine / metabolism
Electrochemical Techniques / methods*
Hypochlorous Acid / pharmacology
Lab-On-A-Chip Devices*
Oceans and Seas
Oxygen
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Seawater / analysis
Seawater / chemistry*
Temperature

Substances

Chlorine
Hypochlorous Acid
Oxygen