Carboxylic acid ester derivatives of zosteric acid are effective in preventing biofouling and are readily formulated into coatings or films. Coating or film compositions of the esters, and methods for their application, are provided which reduce the dissolution of the esters into water or loss to the environment. The Zosteric acid esters of the invention appear to function by preventing adhesion of an organism to a surface rather than by acute toxic activity rendering said compositions more environmentally acceptable.
Zosteric酸的
羧酸酯衍
生物在防止
生物污垢方面非常有效,并且很容易制成涂层或薄膜。本发明提供了酯的涂层或薄膜组合物以及其应用方法,其减少了酯在
水中的溶解或对环境的损失。本发明的Zosteric酸酯似乎通过防止
生物附着在表面上而不是通过急性毒性活性来发挥作用,从而使这些组合物更具环境可接受性。