Bioinspired, Mechano‐Regulated Interfaces for Rationally Designed, Dynamically Controlled Collection of Oil Spills from Water
This study describes the fabrication of bioinspired mechano‐regulated interfaces (MRI) for the separation and collection of oil spills from water. The MRI consists of 3D‐interconnected, microporous structures of sponges made of ultrasoft elastomers (Ecoflex). To validate the MRI strategy, ecoflex sp...
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| author | Yaoyao Li Deyong Zhu Stephan Handschuh‐Wang Guanghui Lv Jiahui Wang Tianzhen Li Cancheng Chen Chuanxin He Junmin Zhang Yizhen Liu Bo Yang Xuechang Zhou |
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| description | This study describes the fabrication of bioinspired mechano‐regulated interfaces (MRI) for the separation and collection of oil spills from water. The MRI consists of 3D‐interconnected, microporous structures of sponges made of ultrasoft elastomers (Ecoflex). To validate the MRI strategy, ecoflex sponges are first fabricated with a low‐cost sugar‐leaching method. This study then systematically investigates the absorption capacity (up to 1280% for chloroform) of the sponges to different oils and organic solvents. More importantly, the oil flux through the as‐made sponges is controlled by mechanical deformation, which increases up to ≈33‐fold by tensile strain applied to the sponge from 0 to 400%. On the basis of MRI, this study further demonstrates the application of ecoflex sponges in oil skimmers for selective collecting oil from water with high efficiency and durable recyclability. The as‐developed MRI strategy has opened a new path to allow rational design and dynamical control toward developing high performance devices for oil permeation and selective collection of oil spills from water. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e744b2bd36f14dcfbeba2afac41f14352023-08-14T09:40:51ZengWileyGlobal Challenges2056-66462017-04-0113n/an/a10.1002/gch2.201600014Bioinspired, Mechano‐Regulated Interfaces for Rationally Designed, Dynamically Controlled Collection of Oil Spills from WaterYaoyao Li0Deyong Zhu1Stephan Handschuh‐Wang2Guanghui Lv3Jiahui Wang4Tianzhen Li5Cancheng Chen6Chuanxin He7Junmin Zhang8Yizhen Liu9Bo Yang10Xuechang Zhou11College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaCollege of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 P. R. ChinaThis study describes the fabrication of bioinspired mechano‐regulated interfaces (MRI) for the separation and collection of oil spills from water. The MRI consists of 3D‐interconnected, microporous structures of sponges made of ultrasoft elastomers (Ecoflex). To validate the MRI strategy, ecoflex sponges are first fabricated with a low‐cost sugar‐leaching method. This study then systematically investigates the absorption capacity (up to 1280% for chloroform) of the sponges to different oils and organic solvents. More importantly, the oil flux through the as‐made sponges is controlled by mechanical deformation, which increases up to ≈33‐fold by tensile strain applied to the sponge from 0 to 400%. On the basis of MRI, this study further demonstrates the application of ecoflex sponges in oil skimmers for selective collecting oil from water with high efficiency and durable recyclability. The as‐developed MRI strategy has opened a new path to allow rational design and dynamical control toward developing high performance devices for oil permeation and selective collection of oil spills from water.https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201600014elastomeric spongesflexible devicesoil skimmerssurfaces and interfaceswater and oil separation |
| spellingShingle | Yaoyao Li Deyong Zhu Stephan Handschuh‐Wang Guanghui Lv Jiahui Wang Tianzhen Li Cancheng Chen Chuanxin He Junmin Zhang Yizhen Liu Bo Yang Xuechang Zhou Bioinspired, Mechano‐Regulated Interfaces for Rationally Designed, Dynamically Controlled Collection of Oil Spills from Water Global Challenges elastomeric sponges flexible devices oil skimmers surfaces and interfaces water and oil separation |
| title | Bioinspired, Mechano‐Regulated Interfaces for Rationally Designed, Dynamically Controlled Collection of Oil Spills from Water |
| title_full | Bioinspired, Mechano‐Regulated Interfaces for Rationally Designed, Dynamically Controlled Collection of Oil Spills from Water |
| title_fullStr | Bioinspired, Mechano‐Regulated Interfaces for Rationally Designed, Dynamically Controlled Collection of Oil Spills from Water |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioinspired, Mechano‐Regulated Interfaces for Rationally Designed, Dynamically Controlled Collection of Oil Spills from Water |
| title_short | Bioinspired, Mechano‐Regulated Interfaces for Rationally Designed, Dynamically Controlled Collection of Oil Spills from Water |
| title_sort | bioinspired mechano regulated interfaces for rationally designed dynamically controlled collection of oil spills from water |
| topic | elastomeric sponges flexible devices oil skimmers surfaces and interfaces water and oil separation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/gch2.201600014 |
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