Method for electroless metalisation of polymer substrate
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1. A method of activating and metallising an aromatic polymer film including the steps of:
- pre-treating a first surface of an aromatic polymer film with a basic solution;
following the pre-treatment step, applying to said first surface of the film an aqueous seeding solution comprising polymer-stabilized catalyst particles; and
then immersing the film in an electroless plating bath comprising ions of a desired metal so as to deposit a layer of said metal onto the first surface of said film.
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Abstract
A method of activating and metallising an aromatic polymer film including the steps of: treating a first surface of the film with a basic solution; applying to said first surface of the film an aqueous seeding solution comprising polymer-stabilised catalyst particles; and immersing the film in an electroless plating bath comprising ions of a desired metal so as to deposit a layer of said metal onto the first surface of said film.
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1. A method of activating and metallising an aromatic polymer film including the steps of:
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pre-treating a first surface of an aromatic polymer film with a basic solution;
following the pre-treatment step, applying to said first surface of the film an aqueous seeding solution comprising polymer-stabilized catalyst particles; and
then immersing the film in an electroless plating bath comprising ions of a desired metal so as to deposit a layer of said metal onto the first surface of said film. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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29. A metal coated aromatic polymer film made according to the method of
pre-treating a first surface of an aromatic polymer film with a basic solution: -
following the pre-treatment step, applying to said first surface of the film an aqueous seeding solution comprising polymer-stabilized catalyst particles; and
then immersing the film in an electroless plating bath comprising ions of a desired metal so as to deposit a layer of said metal onto the first surface of said film.
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