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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Michael Ray Detty, Rochester, NY (US);
Frank V. Bright, Williamsville, NY (US);
Stephanie Marie Bennett, Grand Island, NY (US);
Anastasiya Sokolova, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Michael Ray Detty, Rochester, NY (US);
Frank V. Bright, Williamsville, NY (US);
Stephanie Marie Bennett, Grand Island, NY (US);
Anastasiya Sokolova, Brooklyn, NY (US);
The Research Foundation of State University of New York, Amherst, NY (US);
Abstract
A xerogel film exhibiting antifouling properties. The films are made using long-chain alkyltrialkoxysilanes, short-chain alkyltrialkoxysilanes, aminoalkyltrialkoxysilanes, alkylaminoalkyltrialkoxysilanes, dialkylaminoalkyltrialkoxysilanes, and perfluororalkyltrialkoxysilanes as sol-gel precursors. The films can be used as coatings on surfaces to reduce or eliminate fouling resulting from attachment and/or growth of biofoulants such as algae, diatoms, bacteria, barnacles, and biofilms.