Svenska Aerogel Holding AB (publ)'s Innovative Product SeaQare is Being Tested in Antifouling Coatings in Florida. SeaQare has previously showcased remarkable results in two independent static ocean tests carried out in Sweden. Now the company has expanded testing to international waters, as SeaQare is currently being tested in Florida, United States.

The aim of this new test is to demonstrate the product's efficacy in a different geographical and environmental context. Static immersion testing: The ongoing ocean test in Florida utilizes the same method as the previous Swedish tests: static immersion testing. Static immersion testing exposes materials and coatings to biofouling in a seawater environment, using test panels mounted on PVC frames.

The panels are studied and monitored over several months. They will also be compared with industry standards as well as coatings that are readily available on the US market. Before being shipped to the United States, the test panels were coated with antifouling paint containing SeaQare® by Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) in Borås. Two different paint formulations were used this time in addition to various optimized formulations of SeaQare®.

Once the panels arrived in the States in mid-May, they were immersed in Port Caneveral by experts from the Center for Corrosion and Biofouling Control, which is part of the Florida Institute of Technology. The panels will be inspected every two months until the test ends in September. The first evaluation is scheduled for mid-July.

At the same time as the expanded testing of SeaQare, Svenska Aerogel continues with its patent application for the product. The company submitted a PCT application in July 2023.