Antifouling boya teknolojisinde in-siliko modeller

The coating of inanimate surfaces by living organisms is called biofouling. Biofouling, which is a necessity of the ecosystem in the marine field, causes undesirable consequences for the marine industries. The wide living space provided by aquaculture nets to biofouling creatures, causes the invasion of the organisms to this surface. Due to the biofouling, the pores of the cage nets are closed, the total mass and the hydrodynamic friction increases and damages the cage system carriers. The net pores, which are closed due to biofouling, reduce the passage of oxygen-rich sea water into the cage and prevent the biological wastes from leaving the cage. In this study, the consistency of in-silico techniques was tested to evaluate the antifouling properties of coatings. The target proteins of Balanus amphitrite, Hydroides elegans, Bugula neritina and Ulva lactuca were used in molecular docking analyses. In order to coat the aquaculture nets, rosin, paraffin wax, styrene-acrylic co-polymer and lanolin were used as main binders. Econea, diuron and irgarol were used as biocides in field experiment. According to the results of molecular docking analysis, econea achieved the highest binding affinities to the targets proteins of B. amphitrite, H. elegans, B. neritina and U. lactuca (-7.0 kcal/mol, -6.0 kcal/mol, -9.2 kcal/mol and -6.7 kcal/mol, respectively). In field tests, it has also been observed that econea gives the best performance compared to diuron and irgarol. In conclusion, due to the high correlation was observed, molecular docking algorithms will take traditional antifouling technology development processes to the next level.