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A simple, highly efficient route to electroless gold plating on complex 3D printed polyacrylate plastics

Authors :
S. J. Shin
Theodore F. Baumann
Ogden Jones
Jae-Hyuck Yoo
Bryan D. Moran
Xavier Lepró
Jean-Baptiste Forien
Jeremy M. Lenhardt
Julie A. Jackson
Sung Ho Kim
Chantel Aracne-Ruddle
Juergen Biener
James S. Oakdale
Source :
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England). 54(74)
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

Compared to tedious, multi-step treatments for electroless gold plating of traditional thermoplastics, this communication describes a simpler three-step procedure for 3D printed crosslinked polyacrylate substrates. This allows for the synthesis of ultralight gold foam microlattice materials with great potential for architecture-sensitive applications in future energy, catalysis, and sensing.

Details

ISSN :
1364548X
Volume :
54
Issue :
74
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....1814bdc83507d89d75e12a42dbe085d3