Research Progress of Antifouling Coatings for Maritime Structures

Marine fouling can cause serious corrosion damage to maritime structures and bring great loss to oceaneering.Using the antifouling coatings is one of the most important methods to solve the biofouling problem.With the increasing emphasis on the marine environment,the highly effective non-toxic antifouling coatings would replace the traditional antifouling coatings gradually.Adhesion mechanism of marine fouling organisms is briefly introduced,the present situation and working principle of antifouling coatings are reviewed,and some achievements of our research group are presented.Some suggestions to develop the antifouling coatings are put forward.