Membranes made of manganese oxide nanowires can be used to selectively absorb oil from water through a combination of superhydrophobicity and capillary action.
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Lahann, J. Nanomaterials clean up. Nature Nanotech 3, 320–321 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.143
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