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1. Basic guide to pesticides
: their characteristics and hazards
by Briggs, Shirley A. 1918-2004 (Shirley Ann) and Rachel Carson Council
1992, ISBN 1560322535, xvii, 283
Toxicology | Pesticides
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2. Full Text Low-Fouling Characteristics of Ultrathin Zwitterionic Cysteine SAMs
by Lin, Peter and Chuang, Tsung-Liang and Chen, Paul Z and Lin, Chii-Wann and Gu, Frank X
Langmuir, ISSN 0743-7463, 02/2019, Volume 35, Issue 5, pp. 1756 - 1767
Surface fouling remains an exigent issue for many biological implants. Unwanted solutes adsorb to reduce device efficiency and hasten degradation while... 
POLYETHYLENE OXIDE | PROPERTY | MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | POLYMER SURFACES | CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL | QUARTZ-CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE | ANTIFOULING COATINGS | CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | NANOPARTICLES | PROTEIN SURFACE INTERACTIONS | ACUTE INFLAMMATORY RESPONSES | FIBRINOGEN | COMPETITIVE ADSORPTION
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3. Full Text Novel polysulfone hybrid ultrafiltration membrane prepared with TiO2-g-HEMA and its antifouling characteristics
by Zhang, Liang and Zhang, Guoliang and Zhang, Jiwei and Lu, Shufei and Meng, Qin and Shen, Chong
Journal of Membrane Science, ISSN 0376-7388, 06/2013, Volume 436, pp. 163 - 173
Hybrid membranes formed by blending TiO nanoparticles and organic materials are attractive for creating new materials with enhanced properties such as high... 
HEMA | Hybrid ultrafiltration membrane | TiO2 particles | Antifouling | ATRP | TiO | particles | UV-IRRADIATION | POLYMER SCIENCE | PARTICLES | PERFORMANCE | POLYMERIZATION | COMPOSITE MEMBRANES | ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL | NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES | WASTE-WATER | DEGRADATION | BIOREACTOR | TIO2 NANOPARTICLES | Nanoparticles | Membranes | Heat treatment | Fouling | Hydrophilicity | Agglomeration | Polysulfone resins | Titanium dioxide
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4. Full Text Methoxypolyethylene glycol grafting on polypropylene membrane for enhanced antifouling characteristics – Effect of pendant length and grafting density
by Wang, Li-Li and Wu, Jing-Jing and Zhang, Zhen-Bei and Zhou, Jin and He, Xiao-Chun and Yu, Hai-Yin and Gu, Jia-Shan
Separation and Purification Technology, ISSN 1383-5866, 05/2016, Volume 164, pp. 81 - 88
Grafting density and pendant length are recognized as decisive roles in membrane performance; however, they are not easy to control in widely employed free... 
Modification | Membrane | Methoxypolyethylene glycol | Click chemistry | Polypropylene | Jewelry | Glycols | Membranes | Polypropylenes | Antifouling | Video compression | Grafting | Density | MPEG encoders
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5. Full Text Mixed matrix PES-based nanofiltration membrane decorated by (Fe3O4–polyvinylpyrrolidone) composite nanoparticles with intensified antifouling and separation characteristics
by Hosseini, S.M and Afshari, M and Fazlali, A.R and Koudzari Farahani, S and Bandehali, S and Van der Bruggen, B and Bagheripour, E
Chemical Engineering Research and Design, ISSN 0263-8762, 07/2019, Volume 147, pp. 390 - 398
In this study, the physico-chemical properties, separation performance and antifouling ability of mixed matrix PES-based nanofiltration membranes decorated by... 
Nanofiltration | Physico-chemical property | Enhanced separation efficiency | Fe3O4–PVP | Antifouling property | Composite nanoparticles | PVP | Fe | IRON-OXIDE NANOPARTICLES | PERFORMANCE | FLUX | ADSORPTION | ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL | COPPER REMOVAL | SURFACE | Fe3O4-PVP | FABRICATION | ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION | Scanning electron microscopy | Membranes | Separation | Antifouling | Mechanical properties | Flux | Polyvinylpyrrolidone | Contact angle | Tensile strength | Nanoparticles | Rejection | Organic chemistry | Pore size | Optical microscopy | Nanocomposites | Moisture content | Morphology | Chemical properties | Porosity | Iron oxides | Water purification
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6. Full Text Zwitterion augmented polyamide membrane for improved forward osmosis performance with significant antifouling characteristics
by Chiao, Yu-Hsuan and Sengupta, Arijit and Chen, Shu-Ting and Huang, Shu-Hsien and Hu, Chien-Chieh and Hung, Wei-Song and Chang, Yung and Qian, Xianghong and Wickramasinghe, S. Ranil and Lee, Kueir-Rarn and Lai, Juin-Yih
Separation and Purification Technology, ISSN 1383-5866, 04/2019, Volume 212, pp. 316 - 325
Zwitterion augmented forward osmosis (FO) membranes were fabricated having polyamide active layer on the polysulfone support to improve the overall performance... 
Interfacial polymerization | Zwitterion | Forward osmosis membrane | Antifouling | Protein absorption | DRAW SOLUTE | SURFACE MODIFICATION | FLUX | FOULING PROPERTY | NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES | ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL | REVERSE-OSMOSIS | PROTEIN ADSORPTION | WASTE-WATER | THIN-FILM COMPOSITE
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7. Full Text Change of surface morphology, permeate flux, surface roughness and water contact angle for membranes with similar physicochemical characteristics (except surface roughness) during microfiltration
by Woo, Sahng Hyuck and Min, Byoung Ryul and Lee, Ju Sung
Separation and Purification Technology, ISSN 1383-5866, 10/2017, Volume 187, pp. 274 - 284
The aim of the present study is to confirm the extent to which smooth membrane surface (A2) improves antifouling characteristics compared with rough membrane... 
Water contact angle | Surface roughness | Antifouling property | Surface morphology | Microfiltration (MF) | ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES | FILTRATION | NOM | ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL | DISTILLATION | FABRICATION | MF/UF | PVDF MEMBRANE | NATURAL ORGANIC-MATTER | HUMIC-ACID | Atomic force microscopy | X-ray spectroscopy | Analysis | Humic acid | Engineering Sciences | domain_spi.energ
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8. Full Text Antifouling characteristics of a carbon electrode surface hydrogenated by n-butylsilane reduction
by Siraj, Shajahan and McRae, Christopher R and Wong, Danny K.Y
Electrochimica Acta, ISSN 0013-4686, 05/2019, Volume 305, pp. 137 - 144
In this work, we have achieved an sp carbon-enriched, antifouling hydrophobic electrode surface using a one-pot -butylsilane reduction method. The carbon... 
n-butylsilane reduction | Structurally small electrodes | Antifouling electrodes | Hydrogenated carbon electrodes | REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE | ELECTROCHEMISTRY | PERFORMANCE | STABILITY | GLASSY-CARBON | GRAPHITE | SENSORS | BORON-DOPED DIAMOND | DOPAMINE | MICROELECTRODE | FABRICATION | Cytochrome c | Proteins | Atomic force microscopy | Pyrolysis | Dendrimers | Fibrinogen | Raman spectroscopy | Saturated fatty acids | Antifouling | Electron transfer | Lipids | Voltammetry | Hexanoic acid | Carbon | Hydrogenation | Substrates | Electrodes | Ammonia | Reduction | Spectrum analysis | Morphology | Cytochromes | Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
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9. Full Text Experimental research on the ash deposition characteristics of 3-D finned tube bundle
by Cheng, Min and Chen, Zi-yong and Liao, Qiang and Zhang, Jun-nan and Ding, Yu-dong and Zhu, Xun
Applied Thermal Engineering, ISSN 1359-4311, 05/2019, Volume 153, pp. 556 - 564
Ash deposition on the flue gas side of a heat recovery device can cause significant industrial problems. 3-D finned tube is a new type of heat exchanger... 
3-D finned tube bundle | Transverse tube pitch | Longitudinal tube pitch | Ash deposition characteristics | Fin height | Nanoparticles | Bundling | Weight measurement | Flue gas | Antifouling | Heat exchangers | Ashes | Heat transfer | Deposition | Heat recovery
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10. Full Text Permeation characteristics of tailored poly (m-phenylene isophthalamide) ultrafiltration membranes and probing its efficacy on bovine serum albumin separation
by Pramila, J and Melbiah, J.S.Beril and Rana, D and Gandhi, N. Nagendra and Nagendran, A and Mohan, D
Polymer Testing, ISSN 0142-9418, 05/2018, Volume 67, pp. 218 - 227
Poly ( -phenylene isophthalamide) (PMIA) ultrafiltration (UF) membranes has been prepared using lithium chloride (LiCl) and poly (ethylene glycol) of average... 
Poly (m-phenylene isophthalamide) | Ultrafiltration | Lithium chloride | Antifouling | BSA rejection | POLYSULFONE | POLYMER SCIENCE | PERFORMANCE | POLY(M-PHENYLENE ISOPHTHALAMIDE) | PVDF MEMBRANES | ADDITIVES | ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY | REMOVAL | FIBER NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANE | SURFACE | MATERIALS SCIENCE, CHARACTERIZATION & TESTING | HUMIC-ACID
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11. Full Text Impact of thermal annealing on wettability and antifouling characteristics of alginate poly-l-lysine polyelectrolyte multilayer films
by Diamanti, Eleftheria and Muzzio, Nicolas and Gregurec, Danijela and Irigoyen, Joseba and Pasquale, Miguel and Azzaroni, Omar and Brinkmann, Martin and Moya, Sergio Enrique
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, ISSN 0927-7765, 09/2016, Volume 145, pp. 328 - 337
Polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs) of poly- -lysine (PLL) and alginic acid sodium salt (Alg) are fabricated applying the layer by layer technique and annealed... 
Polyelectrolyte multilayers | Wettability | Thermal annealing | Biopolymers | Antifouling | MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS | CAPSULES | BEHAVIOR | CHITOSAN | CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL | LAYERS | BIOPHYSICS | TEMPERATURE | GROWTH | SHRINKING | MICROCAPSULES | CHARGE | SURFACES | Alginates - pharmacology | Polylysine - pharmacology | Temperature | Quartz Crystal Microbalance Techniques | Spectrometry, Fluorescence | Polyelectrolytes - pharmacology | Glucuronic Acid - pharmacology | Animals | Adsorption | Cattle | Serum Albumin, Bovine | Biofouling | Surface Properties | Water - chemistry | Microscopy, Atomic Force | Hexuronic Acids - pharmacology | Polyelectrolytes | Annealing | Lysine | Nanotechnology | Fluorescence spectroscopy | Atomic force microscopy | Albumin | Fluorescence | Surface energy | Multilayers | Microbalances | Contact angle
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12. Full Text An investigation into the effects of marine biofilm on the roughness and drag characteristics of surfaces coated with different sized cuprous oxide (Cu 2 O) particles
by Li, Chang and Atlar, Mehmet and Haroutunian, Maryam and Norman, Rose and Anderson, Colin
Biofouling, ISSN 0892-7014, 01/2019, Volume 35, Issue 1, pp. 15 - 33
Biofilms typically increase surface roughness and consequently the drag penalties on marine vessels. However, there is a lack of data regarding the... 
particle size | Cuprous oxide | pressure drop measurement | biofilm | frictional drag | added resistance | roughness characteristic | roughness function | antifouling | COLONIZATION | LAMINAR | SEWAGE | Cuprous oxide (Cu2O) | FLOW | SLIME FORMATION | IMPACT | BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY | MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY | RESISTANCE | Scanning electron microscopy | Flat plates | Antifouling coatings | Surfaces | Variations | Surface roughness | Impact tests | Substrata | Electron microscopy | Drag measurement | Coatings | Time dependence | Organic chemistry | Biofilms | Drag | Ships | Lasers | Pressure drop | Surface properties | Chemical properties | Microstructure | Copper oxides | Physicochemical properties | Antifouling substances
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13. Full Text One step growth of electro-assisted BSA functionalized screen-printed carbon interface with improved antifouling characteristics
by Nawaz, Mian Hasnain and Catanante, Gaelle and Marty, Jean Louis and Hayat, Akhtar
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, ISSN 1572-6657, 05/2018, Volume 816, pp. 107 - 113
The present study was aimed to investigate the direct electrooxidation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) without stabilizer and adsorbent to design antifouling... 
Antifouling surface | Bovine serum albumin | Non-specific adsorption | Screen printed electrode | DNA | SYSTEM | ELECTROCHEMISTRY | CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL | ADSORPTION | ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION | NANOPARTICLES | DIAMOND ELECTRODES | COATINGS | PROTEINS | BOVINE SERUM-ALBUMIN | Albumin | Medical equipment | Electrochemical reactions | Adsorption | Physiological apparatus | Analysis
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14. Full Text Surface patterning of polymeric membranes and its effect on antifouling characteristics
by Ding, Yifu and Maruf, Sajjad and Aghajani, Masoud and Greenberg, Alan R
Separation Science and Technology, ISSN 0149-6395, 01/2017, Volume 52, Issue 2, pp. 240 - 257
Surface roughness of membranes is often perceived by many as a factor that promotes fouling during filtration, and thus is undesirable. Almost all liquid-based... 
Surface patterning | protein fouling | thin film composite membrane | colloidal fouling | ultrafiltration membrane | FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES | WASTE-WATER TREATMENT | ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES | REVERSE-OSMOSIS MEMBRANES | CROSS-FLOW MICROFILTRATION | NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES | CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY | ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL | NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY | CORRUGATED MEMBRANES | PARTICLE DEPOSITION | MASS-TRANSFER | Membranes | Fouling | Antifouling | Surfaces | Surface roughness | Polymeric films | Fabrication | Proteins | Ultrafiltration | Composite materials | Solutions | Flat surfaces | Polymers | Antifouling substances | Thin films | Patterning | Separation | Mathematical models
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15. Full Text An investigation into the effects of marine biofilm on the roughness and drag characteristics of surfaces coated with different sized cuprous oxide (Cu2O) particles
by Li, Chang and Atlar, Mehmet and Haroutunian, Maryam and Norman, Rose and Anderson, Colin
Biofouling, ISSN 0892-7014, 01/2019, Volume 35, Issue 1, pp. 15 - 33
Biofilms typically increase surface roughness and consequently the drag penalties on marine vessels. However, there is a lack of data regarding the... 
particle size | Cuprous oxide | pressure drop measurement | frictional drag | biofilm | added resistance | ) | roughness characteristic | roughness function | antifouling
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16. Full Text Cellulose acetate composite membranes tailored with exfoliated tungsten disulfide nanosheets: Permeation characteristics and antifouling ability
by Vetrivel, S and Sri Abirami Saraswathi, M and Rana, D and Divya, K and Nagendran, A
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, ISSN 0141-8130, 08/2018, Volume 115, pp. 540 - 546
An attempt has been made to demonstrate the effects of exfoliated tungsten disulfide ( -WS ) nanosheets on the fabrication, permeation and anti-fouling... 
Exfoliated tungsten disulfide | Ultrafiltration | Cellulose acetate | Antifouling | BSA rejection | POLYMER SCIENCE | PERFORMANCE | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | NANOPARTICLES | HYDROPHILICITY | NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES | BLEND ULTRAFILTRATION MEMBRANES | SEPARATION | CHEMISTRY, APPLIED | BOVINE SERUM-ALBUMIN | HUMIC-ACID | WATER | TIO2 | Analysis | Tungsten | Cellulose | Albumin | X-ray spectroscopy | Porosity | Tungsten compounds | Acetates
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17. One step growth of electro-assisted BSA functionalized screen-printed carbon interface with improved antifouling characteristics
by Mian Hasnain Nawaz and Gaelle Catanante and Jean Louis Marty and Akhtar Hayat
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, ISSN 1572-6657, 05/2018, Volume 816, p. 107
The present study was aimed to investigate the direct electrooxidation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) without stabilizer and adsorbent to design antifouling... 
Medical devices | Antifouling | Surface chemistry | Immobilization | Serum albumin | Grafting | Carbon | Molecular chains | Electrodes | Proteins | Biomedical materials | Microorganisms | Adsorption | Buffer solutions | Biofouling | Medical electronics | Deoxyribonucleic acid--DNA | Biomedical engineering
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18. Full Text Thin film nanocomposite reverse osmosis membrane modified by two dimensional laminar MoS2 with improved desalination performance and fouling-resistant characteristics
by Li, Yi and Yang, Shishi and Zhang, Kaisong and Van der Bruggen, Bart
Desalination, ISSN 0011-9164, 03/2019, Volume 454, pp. 48 - 58
Two dimensional (2 D) layered materials with special properties provide opportunities to design energy-efficient membranes for water desalination. A negatively... 
Reverse osmosis membrane | Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterial | Thin film nanocomposite (TFN) | Desalination | Antifouling | GRAPHENE OXIDE | POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES | NANOSHEETS | FLUX | WATER RESOURCES | COMPOSITE | LIQUID-EXFOLIATION | ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL | NANOPARTICLES | INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION | NANOFILTRATION
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