US8895637B2

Environment-friendly antifoulants for the prevention of biofouling

University of North Texas Health Science Center

Abstract

Environmentally-friendly alternatives to organometallic antifoulants that are efficacious at preventing biofouling by organisms such as the zebra mussel. Preferred antifoulant compositions utilize compounds having a Lipophilic-Amide-Spacer-ElectroNegative (“LASEN”) structural motif, such as …

University: University of North Texas Health Science Center
Assignee: University Of North Texas Health Science Center At Fort Worth
Inventor: John A. Schetz
Priority date: April 19, 2007
Filing date: October 25, 2013
Grant date: November 25, 2014
Publication date: November 25, 2014
Language: en
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