Nanostructured Block Copolymer Coatings for Biofouling Inhibition.

摘要

In this final technical report, we discuss our work as part of the Navy's larger program to reduce operating costs and meet environmental compliance by reducing biofouling to ship hulls through the development and use of improved coating materials. We prepared and characterized phase segregating block copolymer films, which were sent for testing at ONR sites. We laterally resolved the nanoscale surface composition of polymer films from multiple biofouling program contractors.