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Novel green process to modify ABS surface before its metallization: optophysic treatment

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The preconditioning of an ABS surface prior to metallization was achieved by a new technique, here named “optophysic treatment.” The dry procedure consists of alternating corona discharges and UV. The substrates are metallized by either the electroless or dynamic chemical plating (DCP) method. The surface modification is attributed to capture-release of charges, chemical modification on the surface, and a preferential removing of polybutadiene domains. Corona and UV cause superficial and depth ozonolysis, respectively, which increase oxygen content and propitiate a final hydrophilic surface. Corona acts by stripping more efficiently UV reticulated polymeric chains. Deposits with adhesions that surpass those of conventional electroless are obtained with optophysic treatment and a precoating by DCP.

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Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge CONACYT for financial support through the Project QRO-2101-C01-191210 and for the doctorate scholarship granted to L. Magallón-Cacho. Special thanks are dedicated to the PCP (Postgraduate Cooperation Program Mexico-France) and to the French company Jet Metal Technologies. The authors are especially grateful to Darlene Garey of the U.S. Peace Corps for her valuable suggestions for this work.

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  1. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, S.C., Parque Tecnológico Querétaro Sanfandila, CP 76703, Pedro Escobedo, QRO, Mexico

    L. Magallón Cacho, J. J. Pérez Bueno & Y. Meas Vong

  2. Laboratory of Tribology and Dynamics of the Systems, UMR 5513, Ecole Central de Lyon, 36 Avenue Guy de Collongue, BP 163, 69131, Ecully Cedex, France

    L. Magallón Cacho & G. Stremsdoerfer

  3. Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), Unidad Querétaro, Libramiento Norponiente #2000, Fracc. Real de Juriquilla, Apartado Postal 1-798, CP 76230, Querétaro, QRO, Mexico

    F. J. Espinoza Beltrán

  4. Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion d’Energie (LAPLACE), Université de Toulouse; UPS, INPT, 118 route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse Cedex 9, France

    J. Martínez Vega

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Magallón Cacho, L., Pérez Bueno, J.J., Meas Vong, Y. et al. Novel green process to modify ABS surface before its metallization: optophysic treatment. J Coat Technol Res 12, 313–323 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-014-9632-5

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