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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jas Pal Singh Badyal, Durham, GB;
Jonathan Mark Crowther, Durham, GB;
Allen Peter Gates, North Yorkshire, GB;
Assignee:
Agfa-Gevaert, Mortsel, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/52 ; H05H 1/24 ; H05H 1/48 ; B05D 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 2/52 ; H05H 1/24 ; H05H 1/48 ; B05D 3/06 ;
Abstract
A method for metallising solid substrates involves the use of non-equilibrium plasma treatment of a supported metal precursor layer. This technique can be used to make pure metal or alloy coatings. An oxidising plasma pre-treatment step of the supported metal precursor layer, or the incorporation of a plasma polymer coupling layer prior to metallisation, can result in improved adhesion. The method can be applied to the preparation of lithographic printing plate precursors.