Abstract
The colonization of marine microorganisms, animals and plants on
underwater surface forms marine biofouling. It has profound ef-fects on
marine industries. To solve the problem, we proposed a strategy of
Dynamic Surface Antifouling (DSAF), i.e., continuously changing surfaces
can effectively inhibit biofouling organisms landing and adhering, and
developed degradable polymer based ma-rine antifouling material. The
degradation of polymer chain enables the surface dynamic or
self-renewing even on static conditions. The final degradation products
of these polymers are low molecular weight molecules, and do not produce
marine microplastics. Meanwhile, the degradable polymers act as carriers
and controlled release systems for antifoulants, further improving the
antifoul-ing efficiency. This article reviews the development of dynamic
surface antifouling materials.