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Published on: April 7, 2017
Water-repairable zwitterionic polymer coatings for anti-biofouling surfaces
Zhanhua Wang1, Esther van Andel, Sidharam P Pujari
1Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Han.Zuilhof@wur.nl.
Abstract:
We developed a strategy to prepare new types of zwitterionic polymer network (ZPN) coatings that display excellent self-healing and anti-biofouling properties. Upon mechanical damage (scratching), the coatings can be easily repaired within 1 min by immersion in water, and this self-healing property can even be achieved for nanoscale-thick coatings. Both the mechanical properties and the anti-biofouling characteristics are repaired after healing.

