@inproceedings{f7f579cbb9c84d669563be0322cd5d64,
title = "Chemical modification of Al2O3 nanoparticles by PMMA via a facile surface initiated controled radical polymerization",
abstract = "Organic-inorganic hybrid nanocomposites composed of poly(methyl methacrylate) and Al2O3 nanoparticles (PMMA-g-Al 2O3) were prepared through a facile surface thiol-lactam initiated radical polymerization (TLIRP) using grafting from strategy. The surface of Al2O3 nanoparticles (Al2O 3 NPs) was modified by (3-mercapto)propyl trimethoxysilane in order to prepare thiol functionalized Al2O3 NPs (Al 2O3-SH). A controlled radical polymerization of MMA was conducted to afford covalently bonded PMMA with Al2O3 NPs in the presence of Al2O3-SH and butyrolactam. The surface functionalization, bonding nature, morphologies, thermal and physical structure of PMMA-g-Al2O3 nanocomposites were investigated by FT-IR, XPS, EDS, SEM, TGA, DSC and DLS analyses. The controlled nature of the TLIRP of MMA from the surface of Al2O3-SH was ascertained by GPC analysis.",
keywords = "Grafting from, Surface initiated controlled radical polymerization",
author = "Islam, \{M. R.\} and Bach, \{L. G.\} and Mai, \{T. B.\} and Nga, \{T. T.\} and L. Niranjanmurthi and Lim, \{K. T.\}",
year = "2012",
language = "English",
isbn = "9788888785332",
series = "ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials",
publisher = "European Conference on Composite Materials, ECCM",
booktitle = "ECCM 2012 - Composites at Venice, Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Composite Materials",
note = "15th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites at Venice, ECCM 2012 ; Conference date: 24-06-2012 Through 28-06-2012",
}