Organic–inorganic hybrid coating (poly(methyl methacrylate)/monodisperse silica)

Encapsulation of submicrometer-sized silica particles by a thin shell of poly(methyl methacrylate)

“…Subsequently, surface modification of the colloidal silica particles was achieved in situ using an excess of TMSPM by adaptation of literature methods ( Fig. 1(b)) [6,12,13].…”

“…Careful variation of reagent conditions, such as the concentrations of water, ammonia (NH 3 ) and TEOS, and their respective ratios determines the final particle size [10]. Surface modification of the colloidal silica preparations can be subsequently performed in situ using the silane coupling agent 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (TMSPM) [6,[11][12][13] the particles hydrophobic with reactive methacrylate groups available for polymerization. Subsequently, the polymer encapsulation process [9] of the TMSPM-SiO 2 particles is applied.…”

A facile process for generating monolithic-structured nano-silica/polystyrene multi-core/shell microspheres by a seeded sol–gel process method

“…The introduction of reactive groups provides a strong interfacial interaction because of the formation of covalent bonds [17]. For that, a silane coupling agent having a polymerizable CH 2 @CH-R double bond, (trimethoxysilyl)propyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate, reacts as a comonomer in the polymerization of vinyl monomers.…”

Scratch resistance and oxygen barrier properties of acrylate-based hybrid coatings on polycarbonate substrate

“…In their work, TMSPM was used as a coupling agent for preparing optically transparent films. Rubio et al [14] reported that TMSPM was used to compatibilize the organic and inorganic components for preparing PMMA/silica hybrid materials.…”