Advances in Nanotechnology for Marine Antifouling. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

PART 1: BIOFOULING: FUNDAMENTALS 1. Biofouling: Current status and challenges 2. Traditional antifouling technologies: Effects on aquatic life 3. Biofouling in the petroleum industry 4. Biofouling in maritime technology 5. Strategies for developing new biofouling based on natural products 6. Mathematical modeling/simulation of biofouling growth

PART 2: ANTIFOULING TECHNIQUES AND NANOMATERIALS 7. Nanoscale techniques for the modification of the marine vessel 8. Methods for design and formulations of underwater materials 9. Marine organism and metabolites as antifouling agents 10. Antifouling nanomaterials and composites 11. Photochemical nanomaterials in antifouling 12. Interfacial phenomena for improved anti-biofouling 13. Bioinspired antifouling techniques and coatings 14. Antifouling ceramic coating 15. Zwitterionic antifouling coating 16. Electrochemical sensors in antifouling

PART 3: ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS 17. Hazard of novel antifouling nanomaterials 18. Biocide-based coatings and marine life 19. Self-healing and eco-friendly nano-coating for antifouling 20. Marine vessels and underwater structure management 21. Safety, regulations and economic impact of nanotechnology in maritime industries 22. Future scope and perspectives for nanotechnology in marine antifouling

Authors

Ram Gupta Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS, USA. Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University. He is the Director of Research at the National Institute for Materials Advancement (NIMA). Dr. Gupta has been recently named by Stanford University as being among the top 2% of research scientists worldwide. Before joining Pittsburg State University, he worked as an Assistant Research Professor at Missouri State University, Springfield, MO then as a Senior Research Scientist at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC. Dr. Gupta's research spans a range of subjects critical to current and future societal needs including: semiconducting materials & devices, biopolymers, flame-retardant polymers, green energy production & storage using nanostructured materials & conducting polymers, electrocatalysts, optoelectronics & photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic heterojunctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, biocompatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold & antibacterial applications, and bio-degradable metallic implants. Ashok Kumar Nadda Assistant Professor, Jaypee University of Information Technology. Dr. Ashok Kumar Nadda is Assistant Professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, at Jaypee University of Information Technology, India. His research interests are microbial biotechnology, biocatalysis, biopolymers, enzyme immobilization, bioenergy, and CO2 conversion. Swati Sharma Assistant Professor, Chandigarh University. Dr. Swati Sharma (MSc, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni Solan H.P. India; PhD. University Malaysia, Pahang, Malaysia) is Assistant Professor at University Institute of Biotechnology, the Chandigarh University Mohali, India. She worked as a visiting researcher in the College of Life and Environmental Sciences at Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea. She has also worked as a program co-coordinator at the Himalayan Action Research Center (HARC), Dehradun, and Senior Research Fellow at the India Agricultural Research Institute in 2013-2014. Presently, Dr. Sharma's research is in the field of bioplastics, hydrogels, keratin nano-fibers and nano-particles, biodegradable polymers and polymers with antioxidant and anticancer activities and sponges. Dr. Swati has published numerous books and papers in various internationally reputed journals. Muhammad Bilal Associate Professor, Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. Muhammad Bilal is an associate professor at the Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland. He has published more than 350 research papers in leading international journals and also serves as an Associate Editor for several of these journals. Tuan Anh Nguyen Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. Tuan Anh Nguyen is Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. His research focuses on advanced nanomaterials and nanotechnology for corrosion and materials integrity in transportation systems. His research activities include smart coatings, conducting polymers, corrosion and protection of metals/concrete, antibacterial materials, and advanced nanomaterials.