Atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate from mesoporous ordered silica particles

Mesoporous silica was used as Substrate for the grafting of alkyl halides initiators. The control over the surface-initiated polymerization of styrene and MMA, in terms of molar mass and molar mass distribution, was successfully achieved using an ATRP mechanism. The occurrence of the polymerization inside the mesopores was confirmed by thermogravimetric analysis.