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On-line monitoring of antifouling and fouling-release surfaces using bioluminescence and fluorescence measurements during laminar flow

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A laminar flow biofilm-monitoring system was used to determine the efficacies of three antifouling (AF) coatings and five fouling-release (FR) coatings againstVibrio harveyi attachment. On-line measurements of tryptophan fluorescence and bioluminescence from each coating, normalized to an upstream stainless steel coupon, were used to determine the effects of AF and FR surfaces on biofilm formation. The AF coatings consisted of 5, 10, and 35 wt% Sea Nine 211 (C9211) incorporated into a vinyl copolymer. Both the 10 and 35 wt% coatings significantly inhibited biofilm biomass development measured by tryptophan fluorescence compared to the stainless steel control.V. harveyi bioluminescence was significantly greater than tryptophan fluorescence in cells attached to these coatings, suggesting that bioluminescence expression may be a marker for cellular stress or toxicity in biofilms. Five different polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) FR coatings did not inhibit biofilm formation under low flow conditions. However, four PDMS coatings demonstrated decreased biomass levels compared to stainless steel after exposure to a shear stress of 330 dynes cm−2. There was no toxic additive in these coatings; bioluminescence and tryptophan fluorescence were proportional.

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    Present address: Southwest Research Institute, 78228-0510, San Antonio, TX, USA

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  1. Center for Environmental Biotechnology, University of Tennessee, 10515 Research Dr, Ste 300, 37932, Knoxville, TN, USA

    A A Arrage & D C White

  2. Polymer Research Group, Dept of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 03824, Durham, NH, USA

    N Vasishtha & D Sundberg

  3. Dow Corning Corp, 48686, Midland, MI, USA

    G Bausch

  4. HV Enterprises, 48640, Midland, MI, USA

    H L Vincent

  5. Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37831, Oak Ridge, TN, USA

    D C White

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Arrage, A.A., Vasishtha, N., Sundberg, D. et al. On-line monitoring of antifouling and fouling-release surfaces using bioluminescence and fluorescence measurements during laminar flow. Journal of Industrial Microbiology 15, 277–282 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01569980

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