Laser‐Activated Selective Electroless Plating on 3D Structures via Additive Manufacturing for Customized Electronics

P Wang, J Li, L Deng, S Liu, G Wang… - Advanced Materials …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
This work proposes a facile and economical hybrid additive manufacturing (HAM)
technology combining fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing and laser‐activated …

Direct electroless plating of conductive thermoplastics for selective metallization of 3D printed parts

N Lazarus, JB Tyler, JA Cardenas, B Hanrahan… - Additive …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Electroless plating is a promising approach for metallizing plastic 3D printed parts, but
current approaches rely on surface activation with expensive precious metal catalysts such …

[HTML][HTML] Metal-plastic hybrid 3D printing using catalyst-loaded filament and electroless plating

J Zhan, T Tamura, X Li, Z Ma, M Sone, M Yoshino… - Additive …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The metallization of local areas of 3D-printed plastic structures has attracted a significant
amount of attention. However, metal and plastic additive manufacturing technologies are …

Selective Surface Metallization of 3D-Printed Polymers by Cold-Spray-Assisted Electroless Deposition

S Akin, C Nath, MBG Jun - ACS Applied Electronic Materials, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Selective surface metallization of insulating polymers is of particular interest in smart films,
energy harvesting, and sensing applications. However, traditional polymer metallization …

[HTML][HTML] Upconversion 3D printing enables single-immersion multi-material stereolithography

A Zhakeyev, M Abdulrhman, Y Zhang, F Li… - Applied Materials …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Photopolymer 3D printing techniques have a common limitation: the layers have to be
deposited in a sequential order, which constrains multi-material fabrication to techniques …

[HTML][HTML] Self-activating metal-polymer composites for the straightforward selective metallization of 3D printed parts by stereolithography

C Credi, R Bernasconi, M Levi, L Magagnin - journal of materials research …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The integration of multifunctional elements directly embedded in three-dimensional (3D)
printed parts is the cutting-edge of additive manufacturing (AM) and it is crucial for enlarging …

Routes towards manufacturing biodegradable electronics with polycaprolactone (PCL) via direct light writing and electroless plating

M Abdulrhman, A Zhakeyev… - Flexible and Printed …, 2022‏ - iopscience.iop.org
The electronic industry has room for improvement in adopting cleaner strategies, both in
production processes (often energy-intensive and polluting) and in waste management …

Photocurable three-dimensional printing resin to enable laser-assisted selective electroless metallization for customized electronics

D Lee, BY Kim, CH Park, G Jeong… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Integrating conductive metal patterns directly on three-dimensional (3D) printed polymers is
crucial for realizing diverse 3D printing applications. In this study, we developed …

Performance evaluation of CNT reinforcement on electroless plating on solid free-form-fabricated PETG specimens for prosthetic limb application

P Siddikali, PSR Sreekanth - Polymers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The utility of polymers in the present decade is consistently increasing, giving scope to many
applications from automobiles to prosthetics. Polymers used for solid free-form fabrication …

Superior tensile properties of FDM 3D-printed TPU/E-TPU layered structure

MI Farid, W Wu, G Li, A Zheng, Y Zhao - Journal of Materials Research, 2024‏ - Springer
The study examines 3D printing technology for robust and flexible prototypes, concentrating
on FDM to improve the tensile properties of multilayer TPU and conductive TPU. This …