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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
Boehmite nanoparticles covered with a polymer shell enhancing the organophilicity of the surface were prepared by physical adsorption of a polyelectrolyte atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) macroinitiator followed by graft-polymerization of methyl methacrylate or 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate. The presence of polymer chains adsorbed/grafted on the Boehmite was confirmed by attenuated total reflection infrared (ATR-IR) spectroscopy and by thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), which showed a significant amount of polymer covering the particles. The methodology of polymerization and the kinetics suggested the possibility to modulate the amount, type and thickness of grafted polymer shell. These organic-inorganic hybrid materials were melt compounded in a Brabender mixer with isotactic polypropylene in the presence of functionalized polypropylene. The dispersion degree of Boehmite nanoparticles in the polypropylene matrix as well as their reinforcing effect were studied by morphology characterization [scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD)], whereas thermal and thermo-mechanical properties were assessed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1533-4880
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1803-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Organophilic Boehmite nanoparticles by ATRP methacrylates polymerization: synthesis, characterization and dispersion in polypropylene.
pubmed:affiliation
Italian Center for Packaging (CIP), Via delle Industrie 25/8, 30175 Venezia, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't