Summary: Poly(methyl methacrylate)s (PMMAs) containing a terminal hydroxy group or multiple hydroxy groups as pendants were grafted to multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) by esterification in toluene at 100 °C. The recovered polymer with a low level of MWNTs and the PMMA‐g‐MWNTs with up to 12 wt.‐% grafted polymer were characterized using spectroscopic, microscopic, and thermogravimetric analyses. The percentage of polymer present in the PMMA‐g‐MWNT samples is very low based upon the concentration of the acid groups in the tubes.
The grafting of hydroxy‐terminated PMMA to MWNTs by esterification.
