Organic–inorganic hybrid functional materials by nitroxide-mediated polymerization

Hybrid materials formed by the combination of inorganic components with organic polymers have emerged as a rapidly expanding and internationally competitive field research in polymer science. These show great promise many important applications where control surface properties, well structure interfacial interactions between two primary components, are determinant. In this paper, we present review literature on synthesis functional organic-inorganic hybrid through nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP), focusing both their academic development potential industrial applications. After brief overview main grafting techniques benefits using NMP, modification silica-based (oxidized silicon wafers or spherical silica particles), phyllosilicates, metallic substrates metal oxide nanoparticles discussed. NMP not only allows fine over chain length, composition topology, but has also proven to be an efficient tool for interface engineering. The corresponding nanostructured exhibit unique set properties such improved dispersibility, adjustable wettability, stimuli-responsiveness, enhanced mechanical barrier making them suitable wide variety different ranging from reinforced polymer-based materials, microfluidics, membranes supported catalysis optical biological sensors.