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A Workshop organized under the auspices of the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) and AMBIO, United States Of America, 1 - 04 December 2009, pp.111, (Summary Text)
The settlement and adhesion of marine cells are effected by chemical, topographic and biological properties. Inhibiting the settlement or adhesion strength of Ulva spores would be a major factor in the control of fouling. Surface roughness, surface free energy, bulk and surface mechanical properties are the most important characteristics to affect the antifouling and foul-release properties. Wettability is one of the surface characteristics that is controlled by the chemical composition and roughness of a surface. A number of investigations have explored the relationships between water contact angle, contact angle hysteresis and surface free energy of polymeric substrates with the settlement (attachment) and/or adhesion strength or various marine organisms.