Biofouling is a natural process that involves the settlement and growth of organisms on natural or man-made structures and leads to material deterioration, generating severe technical and economic problems. The use of ...

Fouling organisms attached to man-made surfaces submerged in seawater constitute a major worldwide technical and economical problem. Protection against biofouling is essential for efficient service of boats and ships. Due ...

Owing to present and expected future regulations on the use of polluting antifouling compounds, there is a growing need for alternative methods for the prevention of biofouling. Some experiments on the effect of iron ...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reduce the amount of copper in antifouling paints by using eugenol as an additive. Biofouling leads to deterioration of any submerged material. The most widespread method for control ...

Eight cembranoid epimers at C-8 (1–8) were isolated from the organic extract of the Colombian Caribbean octocoral Pseudoplexaura flagellosa. Compounds 2, 4, and 6 are reported for the first time. Although compounds 1, 3, ...