The bio-barrier
16 Apr 2009
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All three plates shown here were submerged for six months at the Thames Barrier. The results show clearly corrosion of the bare aluminium sample, some protection with the sol-gel coating without bacteria and no corrosion/biofouling of the biocoat sample. Currently a similar test is being conducted in the warm and highly bio-active waters of Florida.
Submerge almost anything in a liquid that contains natural bacteria and its surface will start to play host to various forms of life.
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