Synthesis and characterization of TiO2/acrylic acid-co-2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid nanogel composite and investigation its self-healing performance in the epoxy coatings

In the present study, the surface of titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles was modified with superabsorbent gel based on acrylic acid (AA) and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid (AMPS) via in-situ polymerization using 3-(triethoxysilyl) propyl methacrylate (MPS) as a silane coupling agent. The synthesized TiO2 nanogel composite was then incorporated into a commercial epoxy resin in different weight percent (1, 2, and 4) to prepare an...