Amstad, EstherReimhult, ErikTextor, Marcus2015-04-232015-04-232015-04-232011https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/1134831. A dispersant for stabilizing nanoparticles, in particular inorganic non-metallic nanoparticles is described. Said dispersant comprises at least one anchor group A, and at least one spacing group R covalently linked to said anchor group, said anchor group A is an unsaturated at least partially conjugated substituted six-membered homocycle or heterocycle and comprises two surface interacting oxygen or hydroxy substituents on adjacent carbon atoms in the ring. In the case of a homocyclic ring said ring comprises at least one further electronegative substituent on the ring, in the case of a heterocyclic ring the further electronegative substituent on the ring is optional.patentEP2473192WO2011026572EP228955341600712