Initiator for surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP) was immobilized onto the surface of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) via a radical trapping process from decomposition of bis-(4-bromomethylbenzoyl) peroxide. Styrene and glycidal methacrylate were polymerized onto initiator-immobilized BNNTs by SI-ATRP. It was confirmed that all the BNNTS were coated with a uniform layer of grafted polymer.

Surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization onto boron nitride nanotubes

245th National Meeting (2013)

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