Definition of biofouling in English:
biofouling
nounˈbʌɪəʊfaʊlɪŋˈbīōˌfouliNG
mass nounThe fouling of underwater pipes and other surfaces by organisms such as barnacles and algae.
Example sentencesExamples
- The two organisms used in the present study represent the two most common forms of algal biofouling in the marine environment.
- Liedert's synthetic version mimics this composition with silicone, in hopes that the scale structure is what gives sharks their biofouling defense.
- They have excellent resistance to seawater corrosion and biofouling, but are susceptible to erosion-corrosion at high water velocities.
- Antonia Kesel and Ralph Liedert, at the University of Applied Sciences in Bremen, Germany, has created an artificial sharkskin that mimics natural sharkskin's innate resistance to biofouling.
- An understanding of the nature of the zoospore adhesive and the mechanism of its adhesion may provide clues for the prevention of the destructive biofouling that characterizes this organism.
- Thus, in contrast to biofouling organisms, settlement and metamorphosis are probably not tightly coupled, as megalopae can move between sites before metamorphosis.
- In most biofouling organisms, settlement and metamorphosis are so tightly coupled that there is some debate as to whether they are actually separate processes.
- So what is biofouling, and what makes it such a tricky - and widespread - problem?