Issue 33, 2010
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Journal of Materials Chemistry

Mechanically reinforced silica aerogel nanocomposites via surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerizations†

Dylan J. Boday,a   Pei Yuin Keng,b   Beatrice Muriithi,a   Jeffrey Pyunb  and  Douglas A. Loy*ab  

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a Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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b Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
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Abstract

Here we report the preparation of mechanically robust silica aerogel polymer nanocomposites using surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization. This approach was used to grow poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) with low polydispersities and establish the first structure–property relationship between the grafted PMMA molecular weight and bulk physical properties of the hybrid aerogel.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0JM01448F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 May 2010
Accepted
07 Jun 2010
First published
22 Jul 2010

J. Mater. Chem., 2010,20, 6863-6865

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Mechanically reinforced silica aerogel nanocomposites via surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerizations

D. J. Boday, P. Y. Keng, B. Muriithi, J. Pyun and D. A. Loy, J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 6863 DOI: 10.1039/C0JM01448F

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