Barnacle-inspired polymers could present new way to design ... showed the polymer was able to remove nearly all the biofilm housing a bacteria that can cause antibiotic resistant infections, ...

The barnacle-inspired adhesive paste is slowly resorbed within the body over months, ... and bleeding at the sites of insertion can lead to infection.

While the sight of barnacles on ships' hulls may seem like a very normal part of the maritime environment, the fact is that the presence of such organisms makes a vessel much less streamlined.

February 28, 2007 Biofouling of marine organisms on ship hulls has been a global problem since man crafted the first boat. These days, many marine enterprises suffer the problem and the cost of ...