The Dow Chemical Company

Toyobo Co., Ltd.

Michigan Molecular Institute

Savant Gmbh

David A Dalman

Theodore W Selby

Richard H Hall

Petar Radivoj Dvornic

Charles P Weber, Jr

Charles Paul Weber, Jr

Gregory J LaCasse

Jennifer J Richardson

An inexpensive process for depositing an electrically conductive material on selected surfaces of a dielectric substrate may be advantageously employed in the manufacture of printed wiring boards having high quality, high density, fine-line circuitry, thereby allowing miniaturization of electronic components and/or increased interconnect capacity. The process may also be used for providing conductive pathways between opposite sides of a dielectric substrate and in decorative metallization applications. The process includes steps of depositing a radially-layered dendritic copolymer on selected surfaces of a dielectric substrate; cross-linking the radially-layered dendritic copolymer to form a dendritic polymer network; sorbing metal cations into the cross-linked dendritic polymer network; reducing the metal cations to form a nanocomposite composition exhibiting adequate surface electrical conductivity for electroplating; and electroplating a metal onto the nanocomposite composition to form an electrically conductive deposit.

Processes for fabricating printed wiring boards using dendritic polymer copper nanocomposite coatings

Thin film thermal oxidative engine oil or other oleaginous liquid deposit device has an oleaginous test liquid placement volume; a heatable depositor surface in liquid communication with the volume; a supply for at least one of an oxidant and another substance which can adversely affect the test liquid; and a relatively thin film forming unit which delivers the test liquid to the depositor surface in a relatively thin film. Thin film thermal oxidative engine oil or other oleaginous fluid deposit method is also provided, which includes providing an oleaginous test liquid in an oleaginous test liquid placement volume; providing a depositor surface and heating said surface; delivering the test liquid as a relatively thin film to the heated depositor surface; providing to the test liquid an oxidizing and/or other substance which can adversely affect the test liquid; and observing any deposits or other activity thereabout. The invention is useful in oil testing.

Thin film thermal oxidative oil deposit testing device and method

Ballistic-resistant articles comprise a plurality of polybenzoxazole or polybenzothiazole polymer fibers and are lighter, more comfortable to wear and exhibit better ballistic-resistant properties than existing ballistic-resistant articles of equal weight.

Ballistic-resistant article and process for making the same

A film of polyimidebenzoxazole (PIBO) having an electrically conductive layer adhered to at least one face thereto, wherein the PIBO film has a tensile strength greater than 200 MPa. A printed wiring board having at least one dielectric layer and at least one circuitry layer wherein at least one dielectric layer is a PIBO film. A printed wiring board (PWB) having at least one polyimidebenzoxazole (PIBO) dielectric layer wherein the PWB has at least one thin dielectric base material layer, at least one thin conductor, at least one narrow conductor width and at least one small diameter via.

Printing wiring board(s) having polyimidebenzoxazole dielectric layer(s)

Fabrics containing polybenzazole fibers have high cut-resistance, and can be used to make cut-resistant and flame-resistant garments.

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Midland, MI, United States of America

David A Dalman