Hyperbranched Organosilicon Polymer-Based Transparent Hybrid Antifouling Coating with Active-Passive Synergistic Antibacterial Action.
Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based fouling-release coatings perform poorly in static conditions due to their lack of antifouling mechanisms like biocidal activity or surface repellence. The high melt viscosity, limited chain-end functional groups, and lack of intermolecular interactions of linear PDMS chains lead to cha...