Abstract: A composition which can be detached from a surface which composition serves the purpose of impeding the detrimental effects of adherent fouling from the environment surrounding the surface. The composition may be single layered or multilayered as to allow for removal or attachment at multiple time points and/or over different durations. These time points may correspond to a progression to a negative effect of fouling, such as progression from biofilm maturation to bacterial detachment into host tissue for indwelling medical devices, or a predetermined threshold of tolerable fouling effect, such as blockage of a foley catheter by organic and inorganic encrustation material. This composition does not contribute to the function of the surface or the object whose boundaries are defined by the surface, such that its attachment or detachment is primarily aimed at mitigating the effects of fouling.