Systems and methods for active biofouling control
AssigneeDuke University
InventorsGabriel P. Lopez, Vrad W. Levering, Xuanhe Zhao, Phanindhar Shivapooja, Qiming Wang
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are devices and methods for active biofouling control. According to an aspect, a device comprising a surface for contacting a biological material. The device also comprises a mechanism comprising a structure configured to change the surface between a first shape and a second shape. The change from the first shape to the second shape deforms the surface beyond a critical strain for debonding of a fouling agent from the surface when the fouling agent has bonded to the surface in the first shape.
Claims34
A device comprising:
- a surface for contacting a biological material;
- and
- a mechanism comprising a structure configured to change the surface between a first shape and a second shape, wherein the change from the first shape to the second shape deforms the surface beyond a critical strain for debonding of a fouling agent from the surface when the fouling agent has bonded to the surface in the first shape.
A method for debonding a fouling agent from a surface of a device, the method comprising:
- changing a surface of a device between a first shape in which a fouling agent has become bonded through contact with a biological material and a second shape, such that the change from the first shape to the second shape deforms the surface beyond a critical strain for debonding of the fouling agent from the surface of the device.
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