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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2010
Phillip B. Messersmith, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Haeshin Lee, Chicago, IL (US);
Andrea R. Statz, Evanston, IL (US);
Bruce P. Lee, Madison, WI (US);
Jeffrey L. Dalsin, Madison, WI (US);
Daniel Sherman, Madison, WI (US);
Phillip B. Messersmith, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Haeshin Lee, Chicago, IL (US);
Andrea R. Statz, Evanston, IL (US);
Bruce P. Lee, Madison, WI (US);
Jeffrey L. Dalsin, Madison, WI (US);
Daniel Sherman, Madison, WI (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention provides surface treatments that reduce or eliminate marine biofouling of various surfaces. A surface that is to be subjected to a marine environment can be treated with a mPEG-DOPA. The treated surface is thus rendered less susceptible to fouling of the surface.