Coexistence of superhydrophilicity and superoleophobicity: theory, experiments and applications in oil/water separation

Flexible, Durable, and Unconditioned Superoleophobic/Superhydrophilic Surfaces for Controllable Transport and Oil-Water Separation

(2018) Feiran Li et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

On-demand oil/water separation of 3D Fe foam by controllable wettability

(2018) Yan Liu et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

One-step transformation of highly hydrophobic membranes into superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic ones for high-efficiency separation of oil-in-water emulsions

(2018) Zhenxing Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Facile fabrication of superhydrophilic membranes consisted of fibrous tunicate cellulose nanocrystals for highly efficient oil/water separation

(2017) Qiaoyun Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE

Smart candle soot coated membranes for on-demand immiscible oil/water mixture and emulsion switchable separation

(2017) Jian Li et al.   Nanoscale

Line tension effects on the wetting of nanostructures: an energy method

(2017) Hao-Yuan Guo et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

Recent progress in fabrication and application of polydimethylsiloxane sponges

(2017) Deyong Zhu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A core–shell fiber-constructed pH-responsive nanofibrous hydrogel membrane for efficient oil/water separation

(2017) Linlin Zang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Ultradurable underwater superoleophobic surfaces obtained by vapor-synthesized layered polymer nanocoatings for highly efficient oil–water separation

(2017) Jingang Feng et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A novel reusable superhydrophilic NiO/Ni mesh produced by a facile fabrication method for superior oil/water separation

(2017) Zhenwei Yu et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic titania nanowires surface for oil repellency and oil/water separation

(2016) Cailong Zhou et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

Mechanically durable, superomniphobic coatings prepared by layer-by-layer technique for self-cleaning and anti-smudge

(2015) Philip S. Brown et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Underwater superoleophobic palygorskite coated meshes for efficient oil/water separation

(2015) Jian Li et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A novel carbon nanotubes reinforced superhydrophobic and superoleophilic polyurethane sponge for selective oil–water separation through a chemical fabrication

(2015) Huaiyuan Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Superhydrophilic and superoleophobic chitosan-based nanocomposite coatings for oil/water separation

(2014) Jin Yang et al.   CELLULOSE

Facile creation of superoleophobic and superhydrophilic surface by using fluoroalkyl end-capped vinyltrimethoxysilane oligomer/calcium silicide nanocomposites—development of these nanocomposites to environmental cyclical type-fluorine recycle through formation of calcium fluoride

(2014) Tomoya Saito et al.   COLLOID AND POLYMER SCIENCE

Facile fabrication of a robust superhydrophobic/superoleophilic sponge for selective oil absorption from oily water

(2014) Kunquan Li et al.   RSC Advances

Durable superhydrophobic/superoleophilic PDMS sponges and their applications in selective oil absorption and in plugging oil leakages

(2014) Xia Zhao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Design and Fabrication of Superamphiphobic Paper Surfaces

(2013) Lester Li et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

In situ polymerized superhydrophobic and superoleophilic nanofibrous membranes for gravity driven oil–water separation

(2013) Xiaomin Tang et al.   Nanoscale

Intrinsically robust hydrophobicity

(2013) Ye Tian et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Superoleophilic and superhydrophobic biodegradable material with porous structures for oil absorption and oil–water separation

(2013) Zhongxin Xue et al.   RSC Advances

Special wettable materials for oil/water separation

(2013) Zhongxin Xue et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Superhydrophilic–superoleophobic coatings

(2012) Jin Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Nanoporous Surface Wetting Behavior: The Line Tension Influence

(2012) V. Raspal et al.   LANGMUIR

Bio-inspired superoleophobic and smart materials: Design, fabrication, and application

(2012) Kesong Liu et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Hygro-responsive membranes for effective oil–water separation

(2012) Arun K. Kota et al.   Nature Communications

A Novel Superhydrophilic and Underwater Superoleophobic Hydrogel-Coated Mesh for Oil/Water Separation

(2011) Zhongxin Xue et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Candle Soot as a Template for a Transparent Robust Superamphiphobic Coating

(2011) X. Deng et al.   SCIENCE

Filter Paper with Selective Absorption and Separation of Liquids that Differ in Surface Tension

(2010) Suhao Wang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Inhibition of Biofilm Formation using Newly Developed Coating Materials with Self-cleaning Properties

(2009) Ayako OKADA et al.   DENTAL MATERIALS JOURNAL

Line energy, line tension and drop size

(2008) Rafael Tadmor   SURFACE SCIENCE