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The MFS\/CC-PDMS showed excellent absorption capacity, which reached 52\u201376 g\/g following immersion into various types of oil\/water mixtures. Furthermore, the MFS\/CC-DKGM and MFS\/CC-PDMS exhibited excellent water- and oil-flux performances, which reached 4,702 L\/m2 h and 19,591 L\/m2 h, respectively, when they were used as filters. 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