Gene

Transformation (genetics)

Separation (statistics)

Emulsion

Engineering

Materials science

Biochemistry

Computer science

Chemical engineering

Geology

Oceanography

Contact angle

Environmental engineering

Membrane

Environmental science

Underwater

Composite material

Superhydrophilicity

Chemistry

Oil spill

Machine learning

Journal of Materials Chemistry A

A one-step, cost-effective and universal strategy has been developed to assemble layer-nanospheres on various membranes, endowing them with superhydrophilicity.

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