IIT Guwahati creates hydrophobic cotton that absorbs oil but not water, aims to tackle oil spills

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Ultrahydrophobicity

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IIT Guwahati creates hydrophobic cotton that absorbs oil but not water, aims to tackle oil spills. View article details on hiswai:

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... and water-repellent superhydrophobic cotton composite material containing ... in the reputed peer-reviewed journal ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces ...

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