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Coatings for plastics. Dispersions of clean metal particles in polymer matrices
Author(s) -
Lupinski J. H.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1973.070170621
Subject(s) - materials science , electroplating , polymer , metal , plating (geology) , composite material , dispersion (optics) , zinc , composite number , porosity , matrix (chemical analysis) , cadmium , chemical engineering , metallurgy , layer (electronics) , physics , geophysics , optics , geology , engineering
Oxides are frequently used to improve the mechanical properties of plastics. Here we report how oxides of zinc, lead, cadmium, and indium, when embedded in a polymer matrix, can be electrochemically reduced, resulting in a polymer‐metal “composite” of high electrical conductivity. This method of preparation provides a uniform dispersion of small, clean metal particles, not obtainable by blending metal powder and polymer. The “composites” are somewhat porous, and other metals can be deposited on the “composites” from either electroplating or electroless plating solutions.