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Design and fabrication of superwetting fiber-based membranes for oil/water separation applications

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In this paper, the theory and design of various superwetting states for selective oil/water separation including superhydrophobicity/superoleophilicity, super-hydrophilicity/underwater superoleophobicity, Janus wettability, and smart Wettability are discussed.
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This article is published in Chemical Engineering Journal.The article was published on 2019-05-15. It has received 249 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Fiber & Membrane fouling.

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Inkjet printing of dopamine followed by UV light irradiation to modify mussel-inspired PVDF membrane for efficient oil-water separation

TL;DR: In this article, an inkjet printing of dopamine (DA) followed by UV light irradiation to modify mussel-inspired polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane was proposed.
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Robust Nacrelike Graphene Oxide-Calcium Carbonate Hybrid Mesh with Underwater Superoleophobic Property for Highly Efficient Oil/Water Separation.

TL;DR: The low oil-adhesion force, high fatigue-resistant, chemical stability (acid/alkali/salt resistance), and excellent recycle performance enlighten the great prospects of GO-based nacre-like material for application in oily wastewater treatment.
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A Review on Oil/Water Mixture Separation Material

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the effects of frequent oil spill accidents and leakage of organic solvent destroy aquatic ecosystems and threaten marine lives and how to prevent such accidents in the future.
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Flexible PDA@ACNTs decorated polymer nanofiber composite with superhydrophilicity and underwater superoleophobicity for efficient separation of oil-in-water emulsion

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple and versatile method was proposed to prepare flexible, superhydrophilic and electrically conductive polymer nanofiber composite with a core/shell structure by acidified carbon nanotubes (ACNTs) decoration onto polyurethane (PU) nanofibers and subsequent polydopamine (PDA) modification.
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Purity of the sacred lotus, or escape from contamination in biological surfaces

TL;DR: It is shown here for the first time that the interdependence between surface roughness, reduced particle adhesion and water repellency is the keystone in the self-cleaning mechanism of many biological surfaces.
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Petal Effect: A Superhydrophobic State with High Adhesive Force

TL;DR: Artificial fabrication of biomimic polymer films, with well-defined nanoembossed structures obtained by duplicating the petal's surface, indicates that the superhydrophobic surface and the adhesive petal are in Cassie impregnating wetting state.
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Bioinspired Surfaces with Superwettability: New Insight on Theory, Design, and Applications

TL;DR: Design, and Applications Shutao Wang,“, Kesong Liu, Xi Yao, and Lei Jiang*,†,‡,§ †Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interface Science, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, and ‡Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Science.
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