Advances in Biomimetic Antifouling Material
A special issue of Biomimetics (ISSN 2313-7673).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 July 2025 | Viewed by 161
Special Issue Editors
Interests: antibacterial; bio-inspired functional surface; antifouling; wound dressing; medical biomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Biofouling can increase navigation resistance, damage protective coatings, and lead to substrate corrosion. In addition, some organisms may be brought to new waters by attaching to a ship’s surface, causing ecological problems of alien species invasion. Biomimetic antifouling materials usually mimic the antifouling mechanisms of organisms in nature (such as low surface energy, self-cleaning, etc.), which can maintain antifouling effects for a long time, reduce the need for frequent replacement, and lower maintenance costs. Biomimetic antifouling materials can be applied to different types of marine engineering structures, such as ships, offshore platforms, subsea pipelines, etc. At the same time, they can also adapt to different marine environments and climate conditions, demonstrating good adaptability and stability.
This Special Issue aims to exhibit new research achievements, findings, and ideas in biomimetic coating manufacturing technology inspired by natural biological antifouling strategies. New biomimetic manufacturing technologies, such as additive manufacturing, photolithography, deposition techniques, electrospinning, electrostatic flocking, plasma etching, chemical etching, etc., can prepare fine structures and surfaces that are comparable to natural organisms, achieving antifouling performance. In addition, some biomimetic antifouling materials can be combined with existing anti-corrosion coatings to improve their comprehensive performance.
In this Special Issue, we attempt to gather the current advanced biomimetic manufacturing technologies and relevant antifouling mechanisms of prototypes. We hope to open up new perspectives related to biomimetic manufacturing by summarizing the characteristics of these methods and providing unique insights to promote the design and development of biomimetic antifouling materials. We invite biomimicists, materials scientists, chemists, computer scientists, engineers, architects, physicists, and people from other disciplines to present their research achievements in the field of biomimetic antifouling materials.
Topics in academic research and industry include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Advances in biomimetic antifouling materials;
- Communication of bacterial and biomimetic surfaces;
- Bio-inspired antifouling strategies;
- Biomimetic manufacturing methods;
- Physical antifouling surfaces;
- Eco-friendly antifouling agents and mechanisms;
- Applications of bio-inspired antifouling systems.
Dr. Wei Bing
Dr. Yue Yin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biomimetic materials
- antifouling
- fouling release
- surface modification
- stimuli-responsive materials
- multifunctional coatings
- natural antimicrobial agents
- low surface energy
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