Marine fouling: Factors affecting biofouling and future perspectives

• मुख्य लेखकों: Nikolaos D Papadopoulos (लेखक), Polyxeni Vourna (लेखक), Sotirios Xafakis (लेखक), Nikos Stefanakis (लेखक), Paraskevi Vourna (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: International Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine - Peertechz Publications, 2023-07-15.
• विषय: Review Article
• ऑनलाइन पहुंच: Connect to this object online.

<p>Biofouling of the hulls of ships and vessels, caused by the colonization of animals and plants, is an ongoing problem for the shipping industry. Biofouling evokes surface roughness, which results in higher fuel consumption, emissions, and operating costs. Mitigation of biofouling is a compl...