“…zinc oxide, 2 calcium carbonate, 18 or silica 19,20,21 ) to the polymer, and used for the improvement of luminescence, 2 water uptake, 21 or mechanical properties of materials. 18,19,20 Previous methods for preparing poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) nanocomposite layers have included sol-gel reaction, 2,19,20 free radical polymerization, 22 photopolymerization, 23,24 emulsion polymerization, 25,26 controlled radical polymerization, 27,28 in-situ reduction 29,30 and solution intercalation. 31 Such wet chemical approaches tend to require catalysts, 27 high temperatures, 20 multiple steps, 2 or long reaction times.…”