Accession Number:
AD0750122
Title:
Antislime Coatings. Part II - Preconditioning Value of Slime for Barnacle Attachment,
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Corporate Author:
NAVAL SHIP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER ANNAPOLIS MD
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Report Date:
1972-08-01
Pagination or Media Count:
28.0
Abstract:
Investigations of the relationship between barnacle attachment and the presence of a primary slime film on submerged surfaces has been completed. Using laboratory-reared barnacle cyprids in a statistical settlement survey, it has been determined that the number of barnacle cyprids settling on a slimed surface consistently exceeds by a factor of ten the number that settle on a cleaned control surface. Data describing the slime factor as a naturally occurring surface-preconditioning agent affecting the settlement of other sessile organisms are evaluated. Author
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Subject Categories:
- Coatings, Colorants and Finishes