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MOSI Anti-Fouling Coatings for Barnacles and Zebra Mussels

March 21, 2019

Test Articles Before Rinsing. Bio-film development is reduced in both D2 MOSI coating (second from right) and II PVDF (right).
Photo: Courtesy APV Engineered Coatings
Test Articles Before Rinsing. Bio-film development is reduced in both D2 MOSI coating (second from right) and II PVDF (right). Photo: Courtesy APV Engineered Coatings
D1 (Top) and D2 (Bottom) North Face, before rinsing. Photo: Courtesy APV Engineered Coatings
D1 (Top) and D2 (Bottom) North Face, before rinsing. Photo: Courtesy APV Engineered Coatings
Test Articles North Face After Rinse: Sample D2 is second from left. Sample II is third from left. Sample D1 is second from right. Photo: Courtesy APV Engineered Coatings
Test Articles North Face After Rinse: Sample D2 is second from left. Sample II is third from left. Sample D1 is second from right. Photo: Courtesy APV Engineered Coatings
Test Articles South Face After Rinse. Sample D2 is second from left. Sample II is third from left. Sample D1 is second from right. Photo: Courtesy APV Engineered Coatings
Test Articles South Face After Rinse. Sample D2 is second from left. Sample II is third from left. Sample D1 is second from right. Photo: Courtesy APV Engineered Coatings
Control Test Article A (no coating). Note that the dense ringlet pattern around the developed adult barnacles on this section of test article A. There is no coating. The surface is PVC pipe. Many juveniles failed to develop, but quite a few did bond well and reach adulthood, leading to the conclusion that all barnacles are not created equal. Photo: Courtesy APV Engineered Coatings
Control Test Article A (no coating). Note that the dense ringlet pattern around the developed adult barnacles on this section of test article A. There is no coating. The surface is PVC pipe. Many juveniles failed to develop, but quite a few did bond well and reach adulthood, leading to the conclusion that all barnacles are not created equal. Photo: Courtesy APV Engineered Coatings

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