Overview
- This book is the first to cover the sources of natural product antifoulants, their ecological functions, methods of characterisation and possible exploitation in antifouling.
Part of the book series: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology (PMSB, volume 42)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Increasing awareness of the deleterious effects of toxic components in antifouling coatings has raised interest in the potential for nontoxic alternatives. This book examines how marine organisms from bacteria to invertebrates and plants use chemicals to communicate and defend themselves. Chemicals that prevent colonisation of living surfaces are particularly pertinent to antifouling technology and may inspire new solutions. The challenge is to identify such compounds, identify the means for sustainable production and incorporate them into coatings to give long-term antifouling efficacy.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Antifouling Compounds
Editors: Nobuhiro Fusetani, Anthony S. Clare
Series Title: Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b95795
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-30014-4Published: 05 April 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-06758-7Published: 12 February 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-30016-8Published: 11 October 2006
Series ISSN: 0079-6484
Series E-ISSN: 2197-8484
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 226
Topics: Animal Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Freshwater & Marine Ecology