Overall, our precisely controlled and reproducible PDMS
sponge enables the separation of oil and water, therefore representing
a practical solution for the removal of organics, particularly
from marine environments devastated by oil spills. As
compared with other previously reported absorbents for the
separation of oil and water, our approach utilizes aPDMS sponge
replicated by a simple sugar-templating process, and therefore, it
requires only a simple as well as eco-friendly preparation process