Laser Activated and Electroless Metalized Polyurethane Coatings Containing Copper(II) L-Tyrosine and Glass Microspheres
Polyurethane coatings containing copper(II) L-tyrosine and glass microspheres were laser irradiated and underwent electroless metallization. Various sizes of glass microspheres were incorporated into the polyurethane coating matrix in order to examine their effects on surface activation and electrol...
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| author | Piotr Rytlewski Bartłomiej Jagodziński Rafał Malinowski Bogusław Budner Krzysztof Moraczewski Agnieszka Wojciechowska Piotr Augustyn |
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| description | Polyurethane coatings containing copper(II) L-tyrosine and glass microspheres were laser irradiated and underwent electroless metallization. Various sizes of glass microspheres were incorporated into the polyurethane coating matrix in order to examine their effects on surface activation and electroless metallization. The surface of the coatings was activated by using ArF excimer laser emitting ultraviolet radiation (λ = 193 nm) using different number of laser pulses and their fluence. The effects of surface activation and metallization were evaluated mainly based on optical and scanning electron microcopies (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was found that the presence of glass microspheres enabled the reduction in copper complex content, intensified the ablation process (higher cone-like structures created) and resulted in higher content of copper metallic seeds. On the other hand, the glass microspheres concentration, which was higher for lower size microspheres, was advantageous for obtaining a fully metallized layer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5c02daf69e524e98901d8cc249c2997d2023-11-22T14:25:08ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-09-012618557110.3390/molecules26185571Laser Activated and Electroless Metalized Polyurethane Coatings Containing Copper(II) L-Tyrosine and Glass MicrospheresPiotr Rytlewski0Bartłomiej Jagodziński1Rafał Malinowski2Bogusław Budner3Krzysztof Moraczewski4Agnieszka Wojciechowska5Piotr Augustyn6Department of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, PolandDepartment of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, PolandŁukasiewicz Research Network—Institute for Engineering of Polymer Materials and Dyes, 87-100 Toruń, PolandInstitute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, 00-908 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, PolandFaculty of Chemistry, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, PolandDepartment of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, PolandPolyurethane coatings containing copper(II) L-tyrosine and glass microspheres were laser irradiated and underwent electroless metallization. Various sizes of glass microspheres were incorporated into the polyurethane coating matrix in order to examine their effects on surface activation and electroless metallization. The surface of the coatings was activated by using ArF excimer laser emitting ultraviolet radiation (λ = 193 nm) using different number of laser pulses and their fluence. The effects of surface activation and metallization were evaluated mainly based on optical and scanning electron microcopies (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It was found that the presence of glass microspheres enabled the reduction in copper complex content, intensified the ablation process (higher cone-like structures created) and resulted in higher content of copper metallic seeds. On the other hand, the glass microspheres concentration, which was higher for lower size microspheres, was advantageous for obtaining a fully metallized layer.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/18/5571polymerscopper(II) L-tyrosineglass microsphereselectroless metallizationlaserssurface activation |
| spellingShingle | Piotr Rytlewski Bartłomiej Jagodziński Rafał Malinowski Bogusław Budner Krzysztof Moraczewski Agnieszka Wojciechowska Piotr Augustyn Laser Activated and Electroless Metalized Polyurethane Coatings Containing Copper(II) L-Tyrosine and Glass Microspheres Molecules polymers copper(II) L-tyrosine glass microspheres electroless metallization lasers surface activation |
| title | Laser Activated and Electroless Metalized Polyurethane Coatings Containing Copper(II) L-Tyrosine and Glass Microspheres |
| title_full | Laser Activated and Electroless Metalized Polyurethane Coatings Containing Copper(II) L-Tyrosine and Glass Microspheres |
| title_fullStr | Laser Activated and Electroless Metalized Polyurethane Coatings Containing Copper(II) L-Tyrosine and Glass Microspheres |
| title_full_unstemmed | Laser Activated and Electroless Metalized Polyurethane Coatings Containing Copper(II) L-Tyrosine and Glass Microspheres |
| title_short | Laser Activated and Electroless Metalized Polyurethane Coatings Containing Copper(II) L-Tyrosine and Glass Microspheres |
| title_sort | laser activated and electroless metalized polyurethane coatings containing copper ii l tyrosine and glass microspheres |
| topic | polymers copper(II) L-tyrosine glass microspheres electroless metallization lasers surface activation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/18/5571 |
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