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Table 5 Weight of fouling load on coated panels after immersion in the seawater for three months

From: Antifouling coating based on biopolymers (PCL/ PLA) and bioactive extract from the sea cucumber Stichopus herrmanni

PVC panels

 

Uncoated (P1)

P2

P3

P4

P5

Initial panel weight

(before immersion) (g)

18.33 ± 1.52

19.33 ± 2.08

20.00 ± 1.73

19.67 ± 2.31

19.67 ± 2.08

Final panel weight

(after immersion) (g)

272.67 ± 11.59a

259.33 ± 13.80a

172.00 ± 13.53b

128.00 ± 10.44c

100.67 ± 10.12d

Fouling weight (g)

254.33 ± 12.50a

240.00 ± 12.17a

152.00 ± 13.53b

108.33 ± 9.29c

81.00 ± 9.85d

  1. Data are shown as the mean ± SD with different letters in the same row are significantly different at p < 0.05