Biofouling Publications

StFX Centre for Biofouling Research Publications

Hunter, A.T., Cogger, A.J., Boutilier, K., Curnew, K.H., Purvis, K., Trevors, A., and Wyeth, R.C. 2025. Development of marine antifouling performance in hard fouling-release coatings. Biofouling 41(4): 429–442. Taylor & Francis. doi:10.1080/08927014.2025.2498027.
 
Wilson, E.R., Basque, K., MacDonald, M., MacKenzie, A.F., Hodgson, M., Stuart, R., Smith-Palmer, T., and Wyeth, R.C. 2024. Biodegradable surfactants do not improve antifouling or fouling-release performance of polydimethylsiloxane. J Coat Technol Res 21(4): 1217–1229. doi:10.1007/s11998-023-00884-2.

Chen, Y., Ni, P., Fu, R., Murphy, K.J., Wyeth, R.C., Bishop, C.D., Huang, X., Li, S., and Zhan, A. 2024. (Epi)genomic adaptation driven by fine geographical scale environmental heterogeneity after recent biological invasions. Ecological Applications 34(1): e2772. doi:10.1002/eap.2772.
 

Purvis, K., Curnew, K.H., Trevors, A.L., Hunter, A.T., Wilson, E.R., and Wyeth, R.C. 2022. Single Ultraviolet-C light treatment of early stage marine biofouling delays subsequent community development. Biofouling 38(5): 536–546. doi:10.1080/08927014.2022.2095906.

Wilson, E.R., Murphy, K.J., and Wyeth, R.C. 2022. Ecological review of the Ciona species complex. The Biological Bulletin 242(2): 153–171. doi:10.1086/719476.

MacKenzie, A.F., Basque, K., Maltby, E.A., Hodgson, M., Nicholson, A., Wilson, E., Stuart, R., Smith-Palmer, T., and Wyeth, R.C. 2021. Effectiveness of several commercial non-toxic antifouling technologies for aquaculture netting at reducing mussel biofouling. Aquaculture 543: 736968. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736968.

MacKenzie, A.F., Maltby, E.A., Harper, N., Bueley, C., Olender, D., and Wyeth, R.C. 2019. Periodic ultraviolet-C illumination for marine sensor antifouling. Biofouling 35(5): 483–493. doi:10.1080/08927014.2019.1616698.

Ware, C.S., Smith-Palmer, T., Peppou-Chapman, S., Scarratt, L.R.J., Humphries, E.M., Balzer, D., and Neto, C. 2018. Marine Antifouling Behavior of Lubricant-Infused Nanowrinkled Polymeric Surfaces. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10(4): 4173–4182. doi:10.1021/acsami.7b14736.

Smith-Palmer, T., Lin, S., Oguejiofor, I., Leng, T., Pustam, A., Yang, J., Graham, L.L., Wyeth, R.C., Bishop, C.D., DeMont, M.E., and Pink, D. 2016. In Situ Confocal Raman Microscopy of Hydrated Early Stages of Bacterial Biofilm Formation on Various Surfaces in a Flow Cell. Appl Spectrosc 70(2): 289–301. doi:10.1177/0003702815620539.

Ells, V., Filip, N., Bishop, C.D., DeMont, M.E., Smith-Palmer, T., and Wyeth, R.C. 2016. A true test of colour effects on marine invertebrate larval settlement. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 483: 156–161. doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2016.07.011.

Filip, N., Pustam, A., Ells, V., Grosicki, K.M.T., Yang, J., Oguejiofor, I., Bishop, C.D., DeMont, M.E., Smith-Palmer, T., and Wyeth, R.C. 2016. Fouling-release and chemical activity effects of a siloxane-based material on tunicates. Marine Environmental Research 116: 41–50. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.02.015.

Pustam, A., Smith, C., Deering, C., Grosicki, K. m. t., Leng, T. y., Lin, S., Yang, J., Pink, D., Gill, T., Graham, L., Derksen, D., Bishop, C., DeMont, M. e., Wyeth, R. c., and Smith-Palmer, T. 2014. Interactions of protamine with the marine bacterium, Pseudoalteromonas sp. NCIMB 2021. Lett Appl Microbiol 58(3): 225–230. doi:10.1111/lam.12177.

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