Surface modified inorganic oxide particles comprising an oxide of M wherein M is independently selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Zn, Zr, Mn, Al, and combinations thereof; at least one of said particles having a surface covalently bonded to at least one fluorosilane group represented by Formula (L 1) d (L 2) c Si-(CH 2) n -(Z 1) a -[C(X 1)] x -(Z 2) l -Q 1 -R f wherein L 1 represents an oxygen covalently bonded to an M; and each L 2 independently selected from the group consisting of H, a C 1 -C 2 alkyl, and OH; d and c are integers such that: d ≥ 1, c ≥ 0, d+c =3; each n is independently an integer from 1 to 12; a, x, and I are integers chosen such that the moiety of Formula 1 represented by -(Z 1) a -[C(X 1)] x -(Z 2) l - further represents at least one of the following moieties: i) a first moiety wherein a=1, x=1, and l=1; and ii) a second moiety wherein a=1, x=0, and l=0; R f is chosen from a C 2 -C 12 perfluoroalkyl provided that: i) one fluorine atom of the perfluoroalkyl can be optionally replaced by hydrogen, and/or ii) the perfluoroalkyl can be optionally interrupted by at least one oxygen, methylene, or ethylene; Q 1 is chosen from the group consisting of a C 2 -C 12 hydrocarbylene optionally interrupted by at least one divalent organic group; X 1 is chosen from O or S; the first moiety further defined wherein Z 1 and Z 2 are chosen such that: a) Z 1 is -NH- and Z 2 is from the group consisting of -NH-, -S-, -NH-S 2 -, -N[C H]-, -[HC(COOH)(R 1)]CH-S-, and -(R 1)CH-[HC(COOH)]-S-; b) alternatively, Z 2 is -NH- and Z 1 is from the group consisting of -O-, and -S-; c) each R 1 is independently chosen from hydrogen, phenyl, or a monovalent C 1 -C 8 alkyl optionally terminated by -C 6 H 5, preferably H or CH 3; the second moiety further defined wherein: a) Z 1 is -N[-Q 3 -(R f)]-; and b) Q 1 and Q 3 are independently chosen from the group consisting of a C 2 -C 12 hydrocarbylene interrupted by at least one of -C -O- or -O-C -, and optionally further interrupted by at least one divalent organic group. L 1 represents an oxygen covalently bonded to an M; and each L 2 independently selected from the group consisting of H, a C 1 -C 2 alkyl, and OH; d and c are integers such that: d ≥ 1, c ≥ 0, d+c =3; each n is independently an integer from 1 to 12; a, x, and I are integers chosen such that the moiety of Formula 1 represented by -(Z 1) a -[C(X 1)] x -(Z 2) l - further represents at least one of the following moieties: i) a first moiety wherein a=1, x=1, and l=1; and ii) a second moiety wherein a=1, x=0, and l=0; i) a first moiety wherein a=1, x=1, and l=1; and ii) a second moiety wherein a=1, x=0, and l=0; R f is chosen from a C 2 -C 12 perfluoroalkyl provided that: i) one fluorine atom of the perfluoroalkyl can be optionally replaced by hydrogen, and/or ii) the perfluoroalkyl can be optionally interrupted by at least one oxygen, methylene, or ethylene; Q 1 is chosen from the group consisting of a C 2 -C 12 hydrocarbylene optionally interrupted by at least one divalent organic group; X 1 is chosen from O or S; a) Z 1 is -NH- and Z 2 is from the group consisting of -NH-, -S-, -NH-S 2 -, -N[C H]-, -[HC(COOH)(R 1)]CH-S-, and -(R 1)CH-[HC(COOH)]-S-; b) alternatively, Z 2 is -NH- and Z 1 is from the group consisting of -O-, and -S-; c) each R 1 is independently chosen from hydrogen, phenyl, or a monovalent C 1 -C 8 alkyl optionally terminated by -C 6 H 5, preferably H or CH 3; a) Z 1 is -N[-Q 3 -(R f)]-; and b) Q 1 and Q 3 are independently chosen from the group consisting of a C 2 -C 12 hydrocarbylene interrupted by at least one of -C -O- or -O-C -, and optionally further interrupted by at least one divalent organic group.