“…The stretching bands at 3423 and 1102 cm -1 can be assigned to hydroxyl (OH) and ether (C-O-C) groups168 respectively, indicating successful grafting of PEGMA. The absorption peaks at 801 and 950 cm -1 , assigned to epoxy ring stretching, demonstrate the presence of GMA on the brush-SNPs169 . The band at 1731 cm -1 is ascribed to the stretching of carbonyl group (C=O)170 , which exists in both PEGMA and GMA.…”