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In this thesis, Matthias Heydt applies digital in-line holography to achieve for the first time a complete three dimensional and real time motion analysis of Ulva zoospores, both in solution and in the vicinity of different surfaces. These results provide previously unknown information about the behavior and mechanism spores use to select a suitable site for settlement. This work gives deeper insight into biofouling algae and stimulates new design strategies for antifouling coatings. Furthermore, the tracking system developed during this research could be used as a new system for assessing the antifouling performance on different surfaces at very early points in time, allowing disentanglement of surface conditioning and interaction of spores with pristine chemistries.

Freshwater ecology. --- Freshwater phytoplankton. --- Marine ecology. --- Marine phytoplankton. --- Chemistry --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Physical & Theoretical Chemistry --- Zoospores. --- Ulva. --- Cells. --- Lettuce, Sea --- Sea lettuce --- Fungi --- Zoospores --- Chemistry. --- Physical chemistry. --- Microbial ecology. --- Spectroscopy. --- Microscopy. --- Environmental engineering. --- Biotechnology. --- Physical Chemistry. --- Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices. --- Microbial Ecology. --- Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology. --- Spectroscopy and Microscopy. --- Organisms --- Cytology --- Ulvaceae --- Spores --- Chemistry, Physical organic. --- Chemical engineering --- Genetic engineering --- Environmental microbiology --- Microorganisms --- Ecology --- Microbiology --- Chemistry, Physical organic --- Chemistry, Organic --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Lasers. --- Photonics. --- Analysis, Microscopic --- Light microscopy --- Micrographic analysis --- Microscope and microscopy --- Microscopic analysis --- Optical microscopy --- Optics --- Analysis, Spectrum --- Spectra --- Spectrochemical analysis --- Spectrochemistry --- Spectrometry --- Spectroscopy --- Chemistry, Analytic --- Interferometry --- Radiation --- Wave-motion, Theory of --- Absorption spectra --- Light --- Spectroscope --- Environmental control --- Environmental effects --- Environmental stresses --- Engineering --- Environmental health --- Environmental protection --- Pollution --- Sustainable engineering --- New optics --- Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation --- Masers, Optical --- Optical masers --- Light amplifiers --- Light sources --- Optoelectronic devices --- Nonlinear optics --- Optical parametric oscillators --- Chemistry, Theoretical --- Physical chemistry --- Theoretical chemistry --- Qualitative --- Analytical chemistry