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In this study, the supercritical fluid pretreatment technology was employed to complete the electroless plating and the wool fabrics plated with copper were prepared via electroless plating. Through the oxidation–reduction reactions, the copper deposited and formed a heterogeneous metal layer on the wool fiber surfaces. Some technique such as SEM was employed to characterize the distribution state of the copper layer staying on the wool fiber surfaces. The shielding property of the wool fabrics plated with copper was examined. It was experimentally proved that the wool fabrics plated with copper exhibited good anti-static and anti-UV properties as well as high durability.
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Zheng, G.H., Ren, J., Zhang, X. et al. Research of the electroless copper plating on wool fabrics. Microsyst Technol 22, 929–934 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-016-2876-5
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