title: A brief review of recent developments in the designs that prevent bio-fouling on silicon and silicon-based materials.
abstract: Silicon and silicon-based materials are essential to our daily life. They are widely used in healthcare and manufacturing. However, silicon and silicon-based materials are susceptible to bio-fouling, which is of great concern in numerous applications. To date, interdisciplinary research in surface science, polymer science, biology, and engineering has led to the implementation of antifouling strategies for silicon-based materials. However, a review to discuss those antifouling strategies for silicon-based materials is lacking. In this article, we summarized two major approaches involving the functionalization of silicon and silicon-based materials with molecules exhibiting antifouling properties, and the fabrication of silicon-based materials with nano- or micro-structures. Both approaches lead to a significant reduction in bio-fouling. We critically reviewed the designs that prevent fouling due to proteins, bacteria, and marine organisms on silicon and silicon-based materials. Graphical abstractStrategies used in the designs that prevent bio-fouling on silicon and silicon-based materials.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Sciences and Technology, Paine College, 1235 Fifteenth Street, Augusta, GA 30901 USA.
authors.forename: Xiaoning
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Sciences and Technology, Paine College, 1235 Fifteenth Street, Augusta, GA 30901 USA.
authors.forename: DaShan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brodus
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Sciences and Technology, Paine College, 1235 Fifteenth Street, Augusta, GA 30901 USA.
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hollimon
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Mariculture and Enhancement of Zhejiang Province, Marine Fishery Institute of Zhejiang Province, Zhoushan, 316021 China.
authors.forename: Hongmei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
keywords: Antifouling; Biomimetic; Silicon; Silicon-based materials; Surface modification