Based on a conference sponsored by the Electrochemical Society held in Honolulu, this critical reference integrates;in a single, comprehensive source;the latest findings on metallized plastics and their far-reaching applications by more than 80 recognized experts from North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Addressing both basic and applied aspects of the subject, Metallized Plastics enables beginning and experienced practitioners to keep abreast of recent developments, including metallizationtechniques for plastic substrates the properties of metal deposits investigation of metal/polymer interfacial interactions using methods from ESCA and SIMS to HREELS and UV photoemission theoretical studies of metal/polymer interfaces computer simulations of dielectric relaxation at metal/insulator interfaces the modification of polymer surfaces with wet chemicals, plasma, and ion bombardment and its effect on adhesion the use of the blister test to study dynamic fracture...
