Many marine organisms interact with the surface of various materials including natural and artificial products. For example, biofouling is a continuous process of biological attachment, from bacteria to macroalgae and shellfishes, which occurs on the surface of rocks as well as the bottom of ships. What community of marine organisms which can sustain and grow, depends on the surface features of materials: polarity, composition, ionization tendency, roughness, etc. Additionally, how long we can protect the materials from deteriorating and biofouling are directly linked to economic costs including maintenance and repairment. Hence, controlling the surface of materials is a crucial problem for conserving both marine organisms and materials in economic and environmental aspects, as well as the academic development of the discipline.
The goal of this collection is to collate research advances in;
1. Understanding the relationship between marine organisms and the surface condition of materials;
2. Efficient technologies to sustain or improve the marine environment including the communities of organisms by modifying the surface of materials;
3. An update of the mechanisms involved in biofouling on several materials;
4. An update of the mechanisms involved in (bio-)corrosion in the marine environment;
5. The concept that how the materials can fit to the marine environment without deteriorating and corroding.
To achieve this goal, we welcome manuscripts related, but not limited to, the research areas of;
1. Phenomena of marine biofouling from the attachment of conditioning films to growing macroalgae on the surface of several materials;
2. The mechanism(s) of deteriorating or corroding materials in a seawater condition;
3. Efficient approaches for protecting the surface of materials using various coatings such as paints and polymers in order to reduce or delay biofouling;
4. Case study of the effect of the specific component(s) of materials on marine biofouling;
5. Case study of the relationship between the marine environment and the condition of the surface of materials.
Obviously, we would like to welcome other related topics such as the formation of biofilms on materials, marine biocorrosion, the introduction of sustainable materials to protect the marine environment.
Many marine organisms interact with the surface of various materials including natural and artificial products. For example, biofouling is a continuous process of biological attachment, from bacteria to macroalgae and shellfishes, which occurs on the surface of rocks as well as the bottom of ships. What community of marine organisms which can sustain and grow, depends on the surface features of materials: polarity, composition, ionization tendency, roughness, etc. Additionally, how long we can protect the materials from deteriorating and biofouling are directly linked to economic costs including maintenance and repairment. Hence, controlling the surface of materials is a crucial problem for conserving both marine organisms and materials in economic and environmental aspects, as well as the academic development of the discipline.
The goal of this collection is to collate research advances in;
1. Understanding the relationship between marine organisms and the surface condition of materials;
2. Efficient technologies to sustain or improve the marine environment including the communities of organisms by modifying the surface of materials;
3. An update of the mechanisms involved in biofouling on several materials;
4. An update of the mechanisms involved in (bio-)corrosion in the marine environment;
5. The concept that how the materials can fit to the marine environment without deteriorating and corroding.
To achieve this goal, we welcome manuscripts related, but not limited to, the research areas of;
1. Phenomena of marine biofouling from the attachment of conditioning films to growing macroalgae on the surface of several materials;
2. The mechanism(s) of deteriorating or corroding materials in a seawater condition;
3. Efficient approaches for protecting the surface of materials using various coatings such as paints and polymers in order to reduce or delay biofouling;
4. Case study of the effect of the specific component(s) of materials on marine biofouling;
5. Case study of the relationship between the marine environment and the condition of the surface of materials.
Obviously, we would like to welcome other related topics such as the formation of biofilms on materials, marine biocorrosion, the introduction of sustainable materials to protect the marine environment.
