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Preparation of scratch and abrasion resistant polymeric nanocomposites by monomer grafting onto nanoparticles, 1 FTIR and multi-nuclear NMR spectroscopy to the characterization of methacryl grafting
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EngineeringPolymer NanotechnologyMethacryl GraftingMulti-nuclear Nmr SpectroscopyNanostructured PolymerSurface NanotechnologyAlumina ParticlesPolymer NanocompositesChemistryChemical EngineeringMas Nmr SpectroscopyHybrid MaterialsPolymer ChemistryMaterials ScienceNano-sized SilicaSurface ModificationSurface FunctionalizationPolymer ScienceSurface SciencePolymer CharacterizationNanocomposite
Nano-sized silica and alumina particles were used as fillers for polymer reinforcement and scratch resistant coatings. For favorable embedding within the polyacrylate matrix the surface of the fillers was chemically modified by reaction with methacroyloxy (propyl)trimethoxysilane. The formation of covalent Si(Al)—O—Si—C bonds between functional groups from silane and OH groups on silica and alumina was demonstrated by means of FTIR and MAS NMR spectroscopy. The reactivity of the various surface silanols towards the coupling agent and the yield of surface Si—O—Si bonds were estimated by 29Si CP MAS NMR data