An adsorption method, comprising adsorbing hybrid particles from a colloidal dispersion of such particles onto a solid substrate, at an interface between the dispersion and the solid substrate, said hybrid particles comprising: (a) a nanoscale metal oxide core having an outer surface, and (b) an organic layer disposed on at least a portion of the surface of the metal oxide core and comprising one or more phosphonates according to structure (I): wherein: R 1 and R 2 are each independently H, or a (C 1 - C 20 )hydrocarbon group, R 3 is a divalent (C 1 -C 20 )hydrocarbon group, R 4 and R 5 are each independently H or (C 1 -C 2 )alkyl, provided that R 4 differs from R 5 , R 6 is H or a (C 1 - C 30 )hydrocarbon group, m and n are each independently integers of from 0 to about 200, provided that the sum of m + n is at least 1; wherein a) a layer of hybrid particles is formed at the surface of a volume of a dispersion of the hybrid particles by adsorption at an interface between the colloidal dispersion having a continuous liquid phase and a continuous gas phase or continuous second liquid phase, and b) a substantially flat surface of solid substrate is drawn through the layer of hybrid particles with the surface of the substrate oriented substantially perpendicularly to the layer of hybrid particles, to form a layer of hybrid particles on the surface of the substrate; wherein the solid substrate is an organic polymer, organosilicone polymer, ceramic, metal or composite material. (a) a nanoscale metal oxide core having an outer surface, and (b) an organic layer disposed on at least a portion of the surface of the metal oxide core and comprising one or more phosphonates according to structure (I): wherein: R 1 and R 2 are each independently H, or a (C 1 - C 20 )hydrocarbon group, R 3 is a divalent (C 1 -C 20 )hydrocarbon group, R 4 and R 5 are each independently H or (C 1 -C 2 )alkyl, provided that R 4 differs from R 5 , R 6 is H or a (C 1 - C 30 )hydrocarbon group, m and n are each independently integers of from 0 to about 200, provided that the sum of m + n is at least 1; wherein a) a layer of hybrid particles is formed at the surface of a volume of a dispersion of the hybrid particles by adsorption at an interface between the colloidal dispersion having a continuous liquid phase and a continuous gas phase or continuous second liquid phase, and b) a substantially flat surface of solid substrate is drawn through the layer of hybrid particles with the surface of the substrate oriented substantially perpendicularly to the layer of hybrid particles, to form a layer of hybrid particles on the surface of the substrate; wherein the solid substrate is an organic polymer, organosilicone polymer, ceramic, metal or composite material. R 1 and R 2 are each independently H, or a (C 1 - C 20 )hydrocarbon group, R 3 is a divalent (C 1 -C 20 )hydrocarbon group, R 4 and R 5 are each independently H or (C 1 -C 2 )alkyl, provided that R 4 differs from R 5 , R 6 is H or a (C 1 - C 30 )hydrocarbon group, m and n are each independently integers of from 0 to about 200, provided that the sum of m + n is at least 1; a) a layer of hybrid particles is formed at the surface of a volume of a dispersion of the hybrid particles by adsorption at an interface between the colloidal dispersion having a continuous liquid phase and a continuous gas phase or continuous second liquid phase, and b) a substantially flat surface of solid substrate is drawn through the layer of hybrid particles with the surface of the substrate oriented substantially perpendicularly to the layer of hybrid particles, to form a layer of hybrid particles on the surface of the substrate; <EOS>