Poly(hydroxyethylmethacrylate) and poly(methacrylic acid) were grafted from Fe2O3 NPs.
Relatively thin and dense polymer brushes were grown on NP surface by ATR polymerization.
Polymer NP’s coverage was quantified by coupling TEM, XRF, XPS and TG analyses.
The hydrophilic polymer brush surface density is measured as about 0.1–0.4 nm−2.
The reduced size and high magnetization of the nanohybrids make them valuable for medical uses.