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Anti-Biofouling Coatings for use in Underwater Applications

Teer Coatings Ltd has developed new fouling resistant coatings using PACVD and hybrid PVD-PACVD processes through the AMBIO (Advanced Nanostructured Surfaces for the Control of Biofouling) project. AMBIO was an R&D Integrated Project funded by the EC, through its 6th Framework Programme. The 5-year project finished in February 2010. During this project, 31 partners collaborated in order to provide a combination of fundamental and application-oriented research leading to the development of novel coatings. These coatings prevent or reduce the adhesion of fouling organisms through the physico-chemical properties of the surface, rather than the release of biocides.

The coatings developed by Teer Coatings Ltd have been extensively tested by AMBIO partners and have been shown to reduce the amount of biofouling in laboratory and end-use conditions. Field trials for optical windows showed that the Teer coating significantly reduced fouling thus extending the period over which useful data could be collected from a few days (control, uncoated) to approximately 3 weeks.

For further information about the AMBIO project, please visit www.ambio.bham.ac.uk.

Posted on June 2010