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HYPERLINK /10.1016/j.matlet.2015.10.051  Materials Letters 163 (2016) 247–249 Contents lists available at HYPERLINK /science/journal/0167577X  ScienceDirect Materials Letters journal homepage: HYPERLINK /locate/matlet  /locate/matlet A photo-induced ZnO coated mesh for on-demand oil/water separation based on switchable wettability Long Yan, Jian Li n, Weijun Li, Fei Zha, Hua Feng, Dongcheng Hu Key Laboratory of Eco-Environment-Related Polymer Materials, Ministry of Education of China, Key Laboratory of Gansu Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China  a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 29 September 2015 Received in revised form 9 October 2015 Accepted 12 October 2015 Available online 20 October 2015 Keywords: ZnO nanoparticles Photo-induced Switchable wettability Contact angle Oil/water separation  a b s t r a c t We present a photo-induced mesh for on-demand oil/water separation based on the switchable wett-ability. This multifunctional coated surface was fabricated by spraying hydrophobic ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) and waterborne polyurethane (PU) mixtures on stainless steel mesh. Reversible transition between superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity/underwater superoleophobicity of the coated mesh can be rapidly realized by UV illumination and heat treatment alternately, which allows to change the mode of oil/water separation from oil-removing to water-removing. The oil-removing mode allows heavy oils in oil–water mixtures to permeate, while the water-removing mode letting water permeate. In addition, the high separation efficiency was achieved and the driving-force was only gravity. All these features make the photo-induced ZnO coated mesh an ideal candidate for on-demand separation of various oil/water mixtures. 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  1. Introduction With growing augment of industrial oily wastewater release and crude oil leakage, heightened