najoNanosystems: Physics, Chemistry, MathematicsНаносистемы: физика, химия, математика2220-80542305-7971Университет ИТМО10.17586/2220-8054-2021-12-3-336-345najo-498Research ArticleCHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS SCIENCEХИМИЯ И НАУКА О МАТЕРИАЛАХSynthesis of core-shell titanium dioxide nanoparticles with water-soluble shell of poly(methacrylic acid)Синтез наночастиц диоксида титана ядро-оболочка с водорастворимой оболочкой из полиметакриловой кислотыKrasnopeevaЕ. L.KrasnopeevaЕ. L.

St. Petersburg

opeeva@gmail.comMelenevskayaЕ. Yu.MelenevskayaE. Yu.

St. Petersburg

ShilovaО. А.ShilovaO. A.

St. Petersburg

NikolaevA. M.NikolaevA. M.

St. Petersburg

YakimanskyА. V.YakimanskyA. V.

St. Petersburg

Institute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of Sciences; Grebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian FederationInstitute of Macromolecular Compounds, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian FederationGrebenshchikov Institute of Silicate Chemistry, Russian Academy of SciencesRussian Federation202104082025123336345Copyright © Krasnopeeva Е.L., Melenevskaya E.Y., Shilova O.A., Nikolaev A.M., Yakimansky A.V., 20252025Krasnopeeva Е.L., Melenevskaya Е.Y., Shilova О.А., Nikolaev A.M., Yakimansky А.V.Krasnopeeva Е.L., Melenevskaya E.Y., Shilova O.A., Nikolaev A.M., Yakimansky A.V.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://nanojournal.ifmo.ru/jour/article/view/498

The article is devoted to the covalent modification of the surface of titanium dioxide nanoparticles with polymethacrylic acid using the method of controlled atom transfer radical polymerization. For the first time, core-shell titanium dioxide nanoparticles with water-soluble shell of poly(methacrylic acid) were obtained.

Статья посвящена ковалентной модификации поверхности наночастиц диоксида титана полиметакриловой кислотой с использованием метода радикальной полимеризации с контролируемым переносом атома. Впервые получены наночастицы диоксида титана ядро-оболочка с водорастворимой оболочкой из полиметакриловой кислоты.

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