The development of absorbent materials with high selectivity for oils and organic solvents is
of great ecological importance for removing pollutants from contaminated water sources. We …

The present disclosure provides compositions comprising anisotropic chain-like silica
nanoparticles functionalized with hydrophilic groups. The anisotropic chain-like silica …

A filter material has a layer of porous material and a plurality of structures disposed on a
surface of the layer, where each of the structures has a re-entrant geometry. The plurality of …

A phase separator apparatus includes a fluid flow pathway and a phase separator. The fluid
flow pathway includes a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid flow pathway is configured to …

Emulsion breaking and phase separation is achieved by droplet adhesion. An emulsion
breaking device includes a channel having distinct adjacent zones with distinctly different …