[HTML][HTML] Metallization of polymers and composites: State-of-the-art approaches

R Melentiev, A Yudhanto, R Tao, T Vuchkov… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymers and their composites are widely used for designing structures in aerospace,
automotive, electronic, sport industries due to their lightweight, cost, and processing …

A review of electroless coatings on non-metals: Bath conditions, properties and applications

R Muraliraja, RAS Selvan, A Selvakumar… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The electroless coatings on the non-metal surface possess the desired properties for various
applications in the aerospace, marine, medical, automotive, textile, electronics, household …

Mapping the coating failure modes of electroless plated metal on ABS polymer with micro-nano structured interface

R Melentiev, R Tao, X Li, AK Tevtia, N Verghese… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electroless plating is the default industrial process for depositing glossy metallic coatings on
polymeric parts, most often made of acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS) plastic …

Contributions of chemical interactions and mechanical interlocking for the adhesion of electroplated copper to ABS in the Cr (VI) etching process

R Tao, L Fatta, R Melentiev, AK Tevtia… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
A typical step in the electroplating of metals to polymer substrates is the preparation of a
substrate surface through sulfochromic acid etching, which is well known for modifying the …

[HTML][HTML] Greener electrochemical plating of ABS polymer with unprecedented adhesion via hierarchical micro–nanotexturing

R Melentiev, R Tao, G Lubineau - Journal of Materials Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electrochemical plating is the most widely used coating process for metalizing commodity
polymers, such as acrylonitrile–butadiene–styrene (ABS). Conventionally, ABS polymer is …

[HTML][HTML] Identifying adhesion characteristics of metal-polymer interfaces: Recent advances in the case of electroplated acrylonitrile butadiene styrene

A Yudhanto, X Li, R Tao, R Melentiev… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Applying thin metallic coating layers on the surface of polymeric parts or structures
(metallization) that is generally performed via electroplating process aims to improve both …

Towards decoupling chemical and mechanical adhesion at the electroplated metal/polymer interface via precision surface texturing

R Melentiev, R Tao, L Fatta, AK Tevtia, N Verghese… - Surfaces and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Electroplating is the most widely used method for coating metals on polymers, the adhesion
of which is ensured by chemical and mechanical interactions of their surface. Unfortunately …

Evaluation of the bonding properties between low-value plastic fibers treated with microbially-induced calcium carbonate precipitation and cement mortar

M Espinal, S Kane, C Ryan, A Phillips… - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic fiber reinforced cementitious materials offer the potential to increase the reusability of
plastic waste and create lower-CO 2 cementitious composites. However, the bonding …

Comparative study on protective properties of CrN coatings on the ABS substrate by DCMS and HiPIMS techniques

D Zhang, X Zuo, Z Wang, H Li, R Chen, A Wang… - Surface and Coatings …, 2020 - Elsevier
The magnetron sputtering deposition of CrN coatings is environmental friendliness and has
high surface gloss. Therefore it is a promising alternative to the electroplating deposition of …

Photooxidation of the ABS resin surface for electroless metal plating

Y Jia, J Chen, H Asahara, YI Hsu, TA Asoh, H Uyama - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, we applied a clean, effective and low-cost modification method using light-
activated chlorine dioxide radical (ClO 2•) to oxidize the surface of ABS resin. An increase in …