Starch nanoparticles (SNP) are attracting increased attention as a renewable bio-based alternative to petroleum-based polymers in the materials community. In this work, we describe the grafting from of SNP with synthetic polymers via nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP). Varying amounts of poly(methyl methacrylate-co-styrene) (P(MMA-co-S)), poly(methyl acrylate) (PMA) and poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) were grafted from the surface of SNP in a three-step process. The grafting of synthetic polymers from the surface of SNP was confirmed by FTIR, H NMR, elemental analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. These new tailor-made starch-based hybrid materials could find use in paper coatings, adhesives, paints, as well as in polymer latex applications.
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