Well-defined polymer-TiO 2 nanocomposites of core-shell structure were prepared by two-steps, surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene and in situ chemical oxidative polymerization of aniline monomers from the surfaces of the TiO 2 nanoparticles. The methods used include the following: initially, the ATRP initiator was covalently attached to the surface of TiO 2 nanoparticles by esterification of 2-bromo-2-methyl propionic acid with hydroxyl group. The metalcatalyzed radical polymerization of styrene with modified TiO 2 nanoparticles was performed using a copper catalyst system to give the TiO 2 -based core hybrids linking PSt segments (TiO 2 -PSt hybrids). Next, the TiO 2 -PSt reacted with HNO 3 /H 2 SO 4 to produce a nitro group containing polystyrene to form TiO 2 -PSt-NO 2 , and obtained TiO 2 -PSt-NO 2 was treated with hydrochloric acid/SnCl 2 , and converted to an amine group containing polystyrene (TiO 2 -PSt-NH 2 ). Finally, surface oxidative graft copolymerization of aniline, using the -NH 2 moieties of TiO 2 /PSt-NH 2 as the anchoring sites. Characterization of these well-defined nanocomposites included FTIR, thermogravimetric analysis, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction.