Abstract
Nature-inspired material design concepts and recent progress on anti-fouling polymer materials are reviewed, and our recent researches on anti-fouling studies with polymer brushes are summarized. Zwitterionic polyelectrolyte brush immobilized surfaces represent significant anti-fouling for bio-macromolecules, oil foulants, marine fouling organisms and pipeline foulants. The anti-fouling mechanism was considered on the basis of the wetting, lubrication, hydrated chain dimension and hydrogen-bonding structure of hydrated water in the polyelectrolyte brushes.
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