The smooth monofilaments of Hope Net reduce Biofouling.
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Alien Biofouling organisms may also be released during this process.
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In the maritime sector,
an estimated $56 million a year is associated with Biofouling for the US Navy alone.
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But before we can prevent Biofouling we first need to understand biofilms-
why are these microorganisms attaching to where they are attaching and how?
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AkzoNobel is working with Royal Philips to develop a
new technology that employs a completely different approach to traditional paints used in Biofouling control on ship hulls.
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By linking data from a single LED test sample with experimental fouling exposure observations, it was found that a low UV-C intensity of only about 1mW per m2 is
found to be already sufficient to prevent Biofouling(Figure 3 left panel).