A5030053525- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Concrete and Cement Materials Research
- Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
- Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry
- Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
- Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
Harvard University
2017-2022
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
2018
Harvard University Press
2018
Ferro (United States)
2018
Mussels are opportunistic macrofouling organisms that can attach to most immersed solid surfaces, leading serious economic and ecological consequences for the maritime aquaculture industries. We demonstrate lubricant-infused coatings exhibit very low preferential mussel attachment ultralow adhesive strengths under both controlled laboratory conditions in marine field studies. Detailed investigations across multiple length scales-from molecular-scale characterization of deposited proteins...
For many decades, silicone elastomers with oil incorporated have served as fouling-release coating for marine applications. In a comprehensive study involving series of laboratory-based fouling assays and extensive global field studies up to 2-year duration, we compare polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coatings the same composition loaded via two different methods. One method used traditional, one-pot pre-cure addition approach (o-PDMS) another newer post-cure infusion (i-PDMS). The latter...
Corrosion and surface fouling of structural materials, such as concrete, are persistent problems accelerating undesirable material degradation for many industries infrastructures. To counteract these detrimental effects, protective coatings frequently applied, but solid-based can degrade or become mechanically damaged over time. Such irreversible irreparable damage on expose underlying surfaces bulk materials to adverse environmental stresses leading subsequent degradation. We introduce a...
ABSTR ACTWe present a computationally based manufacturing process that allows for variable pattern casting through the use of ferrofluid: mixture suspended magnetic nanoparticles in carrier liquid.The capacity ferrofluid to form intricate spike and labyrinthine packing structures from ferrohydrodynamic instabilities is well recognized industry popular science.In this paper we employ these as mold direct rigid materials with complex periodic features.Furthermore, using bitmapbased...
Abstract For many decades, silicone elastomers with oil incorporated have served as fouling-release coating for marine applications. In a comprehensive study involving series of laboratory-based fouling assays and extensive global field studies up to 2-year duration, we compare polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) coatings the same composition loaded oil. Methods using traditional, one-pot pre-cure addition approach (o-PDMS) newer post-cure infusion (i-PDMS) were evaluated. The latter display...