Acronym AMBIO
Category
Aquaculture
Title Advanced nanostructured surfaces for the control of biofouling Programme FP6
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
FP6 - Integrated Project
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials & new production technologies
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator James Callow Coordinator email j.a.callow@bham.ac.uk
Coordinator institution
NA
Institutions involved
NA - Argus Chemicals Srl (Italy) ,
NA - BASF Public Company (Germany) ,
NA - BioLocus AS (Denmark) ,
CIDETEC - Fundación CIDETEC (Spain) ,
GIT - Gebze Institute of Technology (Turkey) ,
NA - Global Aquafish, SL (Spain) ,
NA - Heidelberg University (Germany) ,
IMT - Institute of Metals and Technology (Slovenia) ,
NA - International Paint Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
TECHNION - Israel Institute of Technology (Israel) ,
NA - KEMA Nederland BV (Netherlands) ,
NA - LAVIOSA CHIMICA MINERARIA SpA (Italy) ,
IPF - Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Germany) ,
LiU - Linköping University (Sweden) ,
MPZ - Marina Port Zélande BV (Netherlands) ,
NA - Nanocyl SA (Belgium) ,
INPL - National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (France) ,
TNO - Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (Netherlands) ,
NCL - Newcastle University (United Kingdom) ,
OCN - Oceanographic Company of the Netherlands BV (Netherlands) ,
NA - Polymer Laboratories Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
CTO - Ship Design and Research Centre (Poland) ,
NA - SusTech GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) ,
NA - Swerea KIMAB AB (Sweden) ,
NA - Teer Coatings Ltd (United Kingdom) ,
NA - University of Dundee (United Kingdom) ,
UMH - University of Mons-Hainaut (Belgium) ,
UNIPI - University of Pisa (Italy) ,
NA - Val videregående skole AS (Norway) ,
NA - Wallenius Marine AB (Sweden) ,
NA - Zenon Europe Termeloes Szolgaltato Kft (Hungary) ,
Start year 2005 End year 2010 Funding (€) € 11,900,000 Website https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/11827 Summary All structures in aquatic environments suffer from aggressive biofouling, which is economically costly, and its control imposes environmental burdens through release of biocides. Current non-biocidal coatings are unsuitable for most applications. Hence t here is a 'technology gap' demanding innovation. The biofouling process involves interfacial interactions determined within a few nanomaters of a surface. Control of interfacial phenomena requires, therefore, a capability for molecular level engineering of surfaces. The goal of the AMBIO project is to develop innovative non-biocidal solutions to the problem of aquatic biofouling, using a range of molecular surface engineering approaches. The project integrates industries, universities and research organ isations into a coordinated interdisciplinary programme incorporating all the necessary elements from nanomaterials engineering to biological evaluation and end-user trials. The industrial supply chain built into this IP will ensure durable impacts thro ugh technology transfer from the programme to industrial production. The project will use a 'knowledge-driven' research approach rather than empirical testing. Novel, nanoscale surfaces will be evaluated by biologists in rapid adhesion assays and charac terised physically in terms of molecular orientation, conformation and surface dynamics. The results will be used to modify the models and refine the surfaces in an iterative approach. The most promising strategies will be developed as practical surface s and subjected to field-testing of prototype products for end-use applications in the areas of hull coatings, membrane filters, aquaculture equipment, instrumentation, water-inlets and heat exchangers. The project will be Europe's first large-scale, multidisciplinary research programme to meet the problem of aquatic biofouling and thus will be a 'flagship' for European non-biocidal R&D.
Keywords
Engineering;
Biofouling;
Antifouling;
Marine Region
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Baltic West of Bornholm (27.IIId.24)
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Sardinia (east) (GSA 11.2)
16
East of Gotland or Gulf of Riga (27.IIId.28)
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Bay of Biscay Central (27.VIIIb)
30
Porcupine Bank (27.VIIc)
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Barents Sea (27.I)
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Southern Central Baltic-East (27.IIId.26)
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Sardinia (west) (GSA 11.1)
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Irish Sea (27.VIIa)
36
Iceland Grounds (27.Va)
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Levant (GSA 27)
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Bothnian Bay (27.IIId.31)
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Gulf of Finland (27.IIId.32)
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Corsica Island (GSA 8)
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Central North Sea (27.IVb)
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Western English Channel (27.VIIe)
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Northern Adriatic (GSA 17)
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Southwest of Ireland-East (27.VIIj)
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West of Gotland (27.IIId.27)
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Ligurian and North Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 9)
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Bay of Biscay North (27.VIIIa)
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Rockall (27.VIb)
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Northwest Coast of Scotland and North Ireland (27.VIa)
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Sound, Belt Sea or Transition Area (27.IIIb,c)
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Southern Adriatic Sea (GSA 18)
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Norwegian Sea (27.IIa)
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Marmara Sea (GSA 28)
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South of Sicily (GSA 16)
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Southern Central Baltic-West (27.IIId.25)
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Eastern English Channel (27.VIId)
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Northern North Sea (27.IVa)
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Skagerrak, Kattegat (27.IIIa)
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Southern North Sea (27.IVc)
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Celtic Sea South (27.VIIh)
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Bristol Channel (27.VIIf)
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West of Bay of Biscay (27.VIIIe)
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Bay of Biscay offshore (27.VIIId)
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Bothnian Sea (27.IIId.30)
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Archipelago Sea (27.IIId. 29)
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Bay of Biscay Southern (27.VIIIc)
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West of Ireland (27.VIIb)
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Malta Island (GSA 15)
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South Tyrrhenian Sea (GSA 10)
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Southwest of Ireland-West (27.VIIk)
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Spitzbergen and Bear Island (27.IIb)
25
Faroes Grounds (27.Vb)
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Celtic Sea North (27.VIIg)
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