title: Protocol for Assessing Antifouling Activities of Macroalgal Extracts.
abstract: The development of novel environmentally friendly antifouling (AF) solutions is a very active field in fundamental and applied research. An attractive option in producing such material resides in biomimetic studies: living organisms have evolved well-adapted structures and materials over geological times through natural selection. In this chapter, we explain the experimental procedure to be followed for the preparation of macroalgal extracts and to assess their AF efficiency towards key species. All bioassays described here have the advantage of being fast, reliable, and standardized.
authors.affiliation: LEMAR UMR 6539 IUEM, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Rue Dumont d'Urville, Plouzané, 29280, France, claire.hellio@univ-brest.fr.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hellio
authors.forename: Rozenn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Trepos
authors.forename: R Noemí
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Aguila-Ramírez
authors.forename: Claudia J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Hernández-Guerrero
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D057219:Biofouling / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001681:Biological Assay / Q000379:methods; D001688:Biological Products / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D058086:Microalgae / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D049880:Mytilus edulis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D012624:Seaweed / Q000737:chemistry*; D044445:Ulva / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001688:Biological Products