Poly(methyl methacrylate) grafted imogolite nanotubes prepared through surface-initiated ARGET ATRP

Abstract

Poly(methyl methacrylate) grafted imogolite clay nanotubes were fabricated via activators regenerated by electron transfer for atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET ATRP) by designing a water-soluble amphiphilic ATRP initiator that can adsorb onto imogolite surface in an aqueous solution. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry.