Marine biofouling, the process of accumulation of microorganisms, plants, algae and animals on submerged surfaces, is an age-old problem associated with any maritime activity affecting commercial and recreational shipping activities, naval operations, aquaculture facilities and marine renewable energy structures alike. The adverse effects of marine biofouling include the increase of drag on ship hulls, damage to ships and maritime equipment such as corrosion, the spread of diseases in aquaculture and the distribution of invasive species causing extensive damage to coastal ecosystems and the benefits derived from them. An estimated global annual total of $60 billion in fuel cost alone can be saved by the application of marine antifouling coatings, making the treatment of marine biofouling a necessity not an option.
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Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces. The Journal of Ocean Technology. 2014;9 (4) :113-114.Abstract
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Stimuli-Responsive Chemomechanical Actuation: A Hybrid Materials Approach. Acc. Chem. Res. 2014;47 (2) :530-539. Full TextAbstract
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Lubricant-infused Nanoparticulate Coatings Assembled by Layer-by-layer Deposition. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014;24 (42) :6658-6667.Abstract
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Tunable Anisotropy in Inverse Opals and Emerging Optical Properties. Chem. Mater. 2014;26 (4) :1622-1628. Publisher's VersionAbstract
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Bioinspired micrograting arrays mimicking the reverse color diffraction elements evolved by the butterfly Pierella luna. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 2014;111 (44) :15630–15634. Full TextAbstract
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Reconfigurable soft matter. Soft Matter. 2014;10 (9) :1244-1245. Publisher's Version
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Mobile Interfaces: Liquids as a Perfect Structural Material for Multifunctional, Antifouling Surfaces. Chem. Mater. 2014;26 (1) :698-708. Full TextAbstract
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Self-Replenishing Vascularized Fouling-Release Surfaces. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2014;6 (15) :13299-13307. Full TextAbstract
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Photo-tuning of Highly Selective Wetting in Inverse Opals. Soft Matter. 2014;10 (9) :1325-1328. Publisher's VersionAbstract
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Directional Wetting in Anisotropic Inverse Opals. Langmuir. 2014;30 (25) :7615-7620. Publisher's VersionAbstract
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Fabrics coated with lubricated nanostructures display robust omniphobicity. Nanotechnology. 2014;25 (1) :014019. Full TextAbstract
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Dynamic daylight control system implementing thin cast arrays of polydimethylsiloxane-based millimeter-scale transparent louvers. Building and Environment. 2014;82 :87-96. Publisher's VersionAbstract
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Developmentally-Inspired Shrink-Wrap Polymers for Mechanical Induction of Tissue Differentiation. Adv. Mater. 2014;26 (20) :3253-3257. Publisher's VersionAbstract
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A bioinspired omniphobic surface coating on medical devices prevents thrombosis and biofouling. Nature Biotechnology. 2014;32 (11) :1134-1140. Full TextAbstract
Fluorogel Elastomers with Tunable Transparency, Elasticity, Shape- Memory, and Antifouling Properties. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014;53 (17) :4418-4422. Full TextAbstract
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