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CCHEMISTRY METALLURGY C23Surface treatment C23CCOATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL C23C18/00Chemical coating by decomposition of either liquid compounds or solutions of the coating forming compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating Contact plating

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Metallic coating and method
- Patent number 11,959,176
- Issue date Apr 16, 2024
- PBTT, INC.
- Alex Derderian
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Sealing article comprising metal coating, method of making and meth...
- Patent number 11,920,238
- Issue date Mar 5, 2024
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Peng-Cheng Hong
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Formulation for the etching of polymer materials prior to coating o...
- Patent number 11,898,250
- Issue date Feb 13, 2024
- AVANZARE INNOVACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA, S.L.
- Julio Gomez Cordon
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Grant
Sealing article comprising metal coating, method of making and meth...
- Patent number 11,851,754
- Issue date Dec 26, 2023
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
- Peng-Cheng Hong
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Surface activated polymers
- Patent number 11,761,091
- Issue date Sep 19, 2023
- SRG GLOBAL LIRIA, S.L.
- Urko Martin
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Grant
Electrochemical electrode, continuous glucose monitoring sensor and...
- Patent number 11,660,029
- Issue date May 30, 2023
- VivaChek Biotech (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Yuquan Chen
- B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATER...
Information Patent Grant
Method for manufacturing product with bright surface
- Patent number 11,466,367
- Issue date Oct 11, 2022
- Sankei Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Toshio Okabe
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Grant
Method of producing electroconductive substrate, electronic device...
- Patent number 11,410,855
- Issue date Aug 9, 2022
- TDK Corporation
- Takashi Daitoku
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Hexagonal boron nitride structures
- Patent number 11,370,662
- Issue date Jun 28, 2022
- Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Luigi Colombo
- C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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Depositing a structurally hard, wear resistant metal coating onto a...
- Patent number 11,346,001
- Issue date May 31, 2022
- The Boeing Company
- Antonio Paesano
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Floating metallized element assembly and method of manufacturing th...
- Patent number 11,326,268
- Issue date May 10, 2022
- Lacks Enterprises, Inc.
- Michael LaVallee
- B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Electrode for battery and fabrication method thereof
- Patent number 11,211,606
- Issue date Dec 28, 2021
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Zijian Zheng
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Chromium-free plating-on-plastic etch
- Patent number 11,174,555
- Issue date Nov 16, 2021
- MacDermid Enthone GmbH
- Frank Noffke
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Plated layer forming composition, film having plated-layer precurso...
- Patent number 11,161,331
- Issue date Nov 2, 2021
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Takeshi Narita
- B32 - LAYERED PRODUCTS
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Nanolaminate coatings
- Patent number 11,118,280
- Issue date Sep 14, 2021
- Modumetal, Inc.
- Patrick Lomasney
- F16 - ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINT...
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Large scale manufacturing of hybrid nanostructured textile sensors
- Patent number 11,111,593
- Issue date Sep 7, 2021
- Nanowear Inc.
- Vijay K. Varadan
- B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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Resin plating method
- Patent number 11,047,052
- Issue date Jun 29, 2021
- Okuno Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.
- Shingo Nagamine
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Grant
Large scale manufacturing of hybrid nanostructured textile sensors
- Patent number 11,047,051
- Issue date Jun 29, 2021
- Nanowear Inc.
- Vijay K. Varadan
- B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
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Electroless nickel plating of silicone rubber
- Patent number 11,028,484
- Issue date Jun 8, 2021
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research
- Shengqin Wang
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Surface functionalisation method
- Patent number 11,014,121
- Issue date May 25, 2021
- Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique et Aux Energies Alternatives
- Pascal Viel
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Grant
Metal coating of objects using plasma polymerisation pretreatment
- Patent number 10,934,617
- Issue date Mar 2, 2021
- Cuptronic Technology Ltd.
- Sven Göthe
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Chrome-free adhesion pre-treatment for plastics
- Patent number 10,920,321
- Issue date Feb 16, 2021
- UAB “REKIN INTERNATIONAL”
- Mark Hyman
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Gold nanostructures and processes for their preparation
- Patent number 10,895,013
- Issue date Jan 19, 2021
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Research and Development Authority
- Raz Jelinek
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Method for producing electroconductive laminate, three-dimensional...
- Patent number 10,889,897
- Issue date Jan 12, 2021
- FUJIFILM Corporation
- Naoki Tsukamoto
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
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Process for pretreatment of plastic surfaces for metallization
- Patent number 10,822,703
- Issue date Nov 3, 2020
- BASF SE
- Axel Kirste
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Metalization of surfaces
- Patent number 10,822,702
- Issue date Nov 3, 2020
- Cuptronic Technology Ltd.
- Björn Atthoff
- B05 - SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL APPLYING LIQUIDS OR OTHER FLUENT MATER...
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Depositing a structurally hard, wear resistant metal coating onto a...
- Patent number 10,787,743
- Issue date Sep 29, 2020
- The Boeing Company
- Antonio Paesano
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Method of producing electroconductive substrate, electronic device...
- Patent number 10,784,122
- Issue date Sep 22, 2020
- TDK Corporation
- Takashi Daitoku
- H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
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Metalization of surfaces
- Patent number 10,774,424
- Issue date Sep 15, 2020
- Cuptronic Technology Ltd.
- Björn Atthoff
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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Electroless copper plating polydopamine nanoparticles
- Patent number 10,760,162
- Issue date Sep 1, 2020
- The Research Foundation for the State University of New York
- Siyuan Ma
- C09 - DYES PAINTS POLISHES NATURAL RESINS ADHESIVES MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITION...

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

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POLYMER BRUSH
- Publication number 20240351940
- Publication date Oct 24, 2024
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Tomoya SATO
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
METAL NANOWIRE FOAM
- Publication number 20240304355
- Publication date Sep 12, 2024
- MONASH UNIVERSITY
- Wenlong CHENG
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR TREATING A NON-METALLIC SUBSTRATE FOR SUBSEQUENT METALLI...
- Publication number 20240218517
- Publication date Jul 4, 2024
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
- Frank BAYER
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR ETCHING AT LEAST ONE SURFACE OF A PLASTIC SUBSTRATE
- Publication number 20240068105
- Publication date Feb 29, 2024
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
- Rafael-Eduard SZAMOCKI
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
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METHOD FOR ETCHING AT LEAST ONE SURFACE OF A PLASTIC SUBSTRATE
- Publication number 20240003013
- Publication date Jan 4, 2024
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
- Frank BAYER
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
A METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A SURFACE OF A NON-CONDUCTIVE OR CARBON-FIB...
- Publication number 20230340673
- Publication date Oct 26, 2023
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
- André BEYER
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR ELECTROLESSLY DEPOSITING A METAL LAYER ONTO A SUBSTRATE
- Publication number 20230313383
- Publication date Oct 5, 2023
- Pac Tech - Packaging Technologies GmbH
- Vinith Bejugam
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR SURFACE TREATMENT PRIOR TO METALLIZATION
- Publication number 20230272535
- Publication date Aug 31, 2023
- Cuptronic Technology Ltd.
- Sven Göthe
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
Pretreatment Method for Electroless Plating, and Pretreatment Solut...
- Publication number 20220275516
- Publication date Sep 1, 2022
- Tetsuji Ishida
- B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE STRUCTURES
- Publication number 20220250909
- Publication date Aug 11, 2022
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Luigi COLOMBO
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
A METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A SURFACE OF A NON-CONDUCTIVE OR CARBON-FIB...
- Publication number 20220154343
- Publication date May 19, 2022
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH
- Josef GAIDA
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURING OF HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURED TEXTILE SENSORS
- Publication number 20210404082
- Publication date Dec 30, 2021
- Nanowear Inc.
- Vijay K. Varadan
- B82 - NANO-TECHNOLOGY
Information Patent Application
CHROME-FREE ADHESION PRE-TREATMENT FOR PLASTICS
- Publication number 20210363643
- Publication date Nov 25, 2021
- UAB REKIN INTERNATIONAL
- Mark HYMAN
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED WIRING BOARD
- Publication number 20210289637
- Publication date Sep 16, 2021
- C. Uyemura & Co., Ltd.
- Yoshikazu SAIJO
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING OF SILICONE RUBBER
- Publication number 20210262095
- Publication date Aug 26, 2021
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research
- Shengqin Wang
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF METAL PLATING OF POLYMER-CONTAINING SUBSTRATES
- Publication number 20210238748
- Publication date Aug 5, 2021
- CSEM CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE SA RECHERCHE ET DEVELO...
- Gaëlle ANDREATTA
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
METALLIC COATING AND METHOD
- Publication number 20210140050
- Publication date May 13, 2021
- PBTT, INC.
- ALEX DERDERIAN
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR INCREASING SURFACE ADHESION IN POLYETHERIMIDE SUBSTRATES
- Publication number 20210102296
- Publication date Apr 8, 2021
- STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
- Mark HYMAN
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE...
- Publication number 20200381266
- Publication date Dec 3, 2020
- TDK Corporation
- Takashi DAITOKU
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR FORMING LAMINATED STRUCTURE OF TOUCH PANEL
- Publication number 20200337155
- Publication date Oct 22, 2020
- INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY (CHENGDU) CO., LTD.
- Han Lung TSAI
- G06 - COMPUTING CALCULATING COUNTING
Information Patent Application
A SUBSTRATE FOR FORMATION OF A POLYMER BRUSH, A PROCESS OF PRODUCIN...
- Publication number 20200308706
- Publication date Oct 1, 2020
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
- Tomoya SATO
- C08 - ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-...
Information Patent Application
DEPOSITING A STRUCTURALLY HARD, WEAR RESISTANT METAL COATING ONTO A...
- Publication number 20200255950
- Publication date Aug 13, 2020
- The Boeing Company
- Antonio Paesano
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING POLYDOPAMINE NANOPARTICLES
- Publication number 20200157684
- Publication date May 21, 2020
- The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
- Siyuan Ma
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
FORMULATION FOR THE ETCHING OF POLYMER MATERIALS PRIOR TO COATING O...
- Publication number 20200080203
- Publication date Mar 12, 2020
- AVANZARE INNOVACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA, S.L.
- Julio GOMEZ CORDON
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
Chromium-Free Plating-on-Plastic Etch
- Publication number 20200063264
- Publication date Feb 27, 2020
- MacDermid Enthone GmbH
- Frank Noffke
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE
- Publication number 20200063265
- Publication date Feb 27, 2020
- SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS ITALY S.P.A.
- Stefano MAURI
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING OF SILICONE RUBBER
- Publication number 20190352779
- Publication date Nov 21, 2019
- Agency for Science, Technology and Research
- Shengqin Wang
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
METHOD FOR PRODUCING CORROSION-STABLE AND OPTIONALLY COLOUR/METALLI...
- Publication number 20190345611
- Publication date Nov 14, 2019
- Gerhardi Kunststofftechnik GmbH
- Dirk KIESLICH
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR METALLIZING NONCONDUCTIVE PLASTIC SURFACES
- Publication number 20190144747
- Publication date May 16, 2019
- Atotech Deutschland GmbH
- Hermann MIDDEKE
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...
Information Patent Application
MULTILAYER COMPOSITIONS
- Publication number 20190085460
- Publication date Mar 21, 2019
- SOLVAY SPECIALTY POLYMERS USA, LLC
- Marco APOSTOLO
- C23 - COATING METALLIC MATERIAL COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL CHEMI...

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Patents Grantslast 30 patents

Metallic coating and method

Sealing article comprising metal coating, method of making and meth...

Formulation for the etching of polymer materials prior to coating o...

Sealing article comprising metal coating, method of making and meth...

Surface activated polymers

Electrochemical electrode, continuous glucose monitoring sensor and...

Method for manufacturing product with bright surface

Method of producing electroconductive substrate, electronic device...

Hexagonal boron nitride structures

Depositing a structurally hard, wear resistant metal coating onto a...

Floating metallized element assembly and method of manufacturing th...

Electrode for battery and fabrication method thereof

Chromium-free plating-on-plastic etch

Plated layer forming composition, film having plated-layer precurso...

Nanolaminate coatings

Large scale manufacturing of hybrid nanostructured textile sensors

Resin plating method

Large scale manufacturing of hybrid nanostructured textile sensors

Electroless nickel plating of silicone rubber

Surface functionalisation method

Metal coating of objects using plasma polymerisation pretreatment

Chrome-free adhesion pre-treatment for plastics

Gold nanostructures and processes for their preparation

Method for producing electroconductive laminate, three-dimensional...

Process for pretreatment of plastic surfaces for metallization

Metalization of surfaces

Depositing a structurally hard, wear resistant metal coating onto a...

Method of producing electroconductive substrate, electronic device...

Metalization of surfaces

Electroless copper plating polydopamine nanoparticles

Patents Applicationslast 30 patents

POLYMER BRUSH

METAL NANOWIRE FOAM

METHOD FOR TREATING A NON-METALLIC SUBSTRATE FOR SUBSEQUENT METALLI...

METHOD FOR ETCHING AT LEAST ONE SURFACE OF A PLASTIC SUBSTRATE

METHOD FOR ETCHING AT LEAST ONE SURFACE OF A PLASTIC SUBSTRATE

A METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A SURFACE OF A NON-CONDUCTIVE OR CARBON-FIB...

METHOD FOR ELECTROLESSLY DEPOSITING A METAL LAYER ONTO A SUBSTRATE

METHOD FOR SURFACE TREATMENT PRIOR TO METALLIZATION

Pretreatment Method for Electroless Plating, and Pretreatment Solut...

HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE STRUCTURES

A METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A SURFACE OF A NON-CONDUCTIVE OR CARBON-FIB...

LARGE SCALE MANUFACTURING OF HYBRID NANOSTRUCTURED TEXTILE SENSORS

CHROME-FREE ADHESION PRE-TREATMENT FOR PLASTICS

METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED WIRING BOARD

ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING OF SILICONE RUBBER

METHOD OF METAL PLATING OF POLYMER-CONTAINING SUBSTRATES

METALLIC COATING AND METHOD

METHOD FOR INCREASING SURFACE ADHESION IN POLYETHERIMIDE SUBSTRATES

METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE...

METHOD FOR FORMING LAMINATED STRUCTURE OF TOUCH PANEL

A SUBSTRATE FOR FORMATION OF A POLYMER BRUSH, A PROCESS OF PRODUCIN...

DEPOSITING A STRUCTURALLY HARD, WEAR RESISTANT METAL COATING ONTO A...

ELECTROLESS COPPER PLATING POLYDOPAMINE NANOPARTICLES

FORMULATION FOR THE ETCHING OF POLYMER MATERIALS PRIOR TO COATING O...

Chromium-Free Plating-on-Plastic Etch

ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE

ELECTROLESS NICKEL PLATING OF SILICONE RUBBER

METHOD FOR PRODUCING CORROSION-STABLE AND OPTIONALLY COLOUR/METALLI...

COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR METALLIZING NONCONDUCTIVE PLASTIC SURFACES

MULTILAYER COMPOSITIONS