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In this study, Janus membranes with asymmetric wettability were prepared by layer-by-layer electrospinning. The influence of the thickness ratio between the hydrophobic layer and the hydrophilic layer on the mechanical properties, separation flux, and oil\u2013water mixture efficiency of the Janus membranes was examined, and an optimized membrane configuration was determined: the optimal thickness ratio between hydrophobic and hydrophilic layers was 4:6. Under these conditions, the fracture stress of the fiber membranes reached 99% MPa, the fracture strain was 55.63 \u00b1 4.77%, the separation flux values were 1888.22 and 1042.66 L m\u22122 h\u22121 for the oil\u2013water mixture and water-in-oil emulsion, respectively, with the separation efficiencies all exceeding 99%. After 50 cycles of separation for two different oil-in-water emulsions, the separation flux and separation efficiency of the optimal sample remained relatively stable, demonstrating strong practicability. In general, the Janus fiber membranes met the expected requirements, laying a good foundation for future applications in oil\u2013water separation, floating oil collection in water, and other fields.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ma19020363","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,19]],"date-time":"2026-01-19T11:35:27Z","timestamp":1768822527000},"page":"363","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Durable and Robust Janus Membranes with Asymmetric Wettability Based on Poly (Vinylidene Fluoride)\/Polyvinyl Alcohol for Oil\u2013Water Separation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Yawen","family":"Chang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ruihong","family":"Sun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7026-8497","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fujuan","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"National Engineering Laboratory for Modern Silk, College of Textile and Clothing Engineering, Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Suzhou 215123, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"495","DOI":"10.1126\/science.256.5056.495","article-title":"Soft Matter","volume":"256","year":"1992","journal-title":"Science"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"102937","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cis.2023.102937","article-title":"Janus membranes at the water-energy nexus: A critical review","volume":"318","author":"Meng","year":"2023","journal-title":"Adv. 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