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SUBMITTER: Larsson M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6641732 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Larsson Mikael M Yousefi Ali A Elmas Sait S Lindén Johan B JB Nann Thomas T Nydén Magnus M
ACS omega 20170821 8
Nanometer-thin coatings of polyhydroquinone (PHQ), which release and absorb protons upon oxidation and reduction, respectively, were tested for electrochemically induced anti-biofouling activity under the hypothesis that a dynamic pH environment would discourage fouling. Antifouling tests in artificial seawater using the marine, biofilm-forming bacterium <i>Vibrio alginolyticus</i> proved the coatings to be ineffective in fouling prevention but revealed a deceiving artifact from the reactive spe ...[more]