Global Patent Index - EP 3144414 A1

EP 3144414 A1 20170322 - ENZYME TREATMENT OF POLYAMIDE OBJECTS FOR METALLIZATION PURPOSES

Title (en)

ENZYME TREATMENT OF POLYAMIDE OBJECTS FOR METALLIZATION PURPOSES

Title (de)

ENZYMBEHANDLUNG VON POLYAMIDOBJEKTEN ZU METALLISIERUNGSZWECKEN

Title (fr)

TRAITEMENT ENZYMATIQUE D'OBJETS EN POLYAMIDE À DES FINS DE MÉTALLISATION

Publication

EP 3144414 A1 20170322 (EN)

Application

EP 15186070 A 20150921

Priority

EP 15186070 A 20150921

Abstract (en)

The present invention provides a process for pretreating a polyamide surface in preparation of metallization, the process comprising the steps: (a) providing an object having a polyamide surface; (b) treating the polyamide surface with a protease; and (c) removing the protease from the treated polyamide surface, thus providing an object having a protease treated polyamide surface. The subsequent metallization is preferably a copper metallization using a palladium catalyst (in particular a Pd/Sn activator).

IPC 8 full level

C23C 18/20 (2006.01); C23C 18/30 (2006.01); C23C 18/38 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C23C 18/2086 (2013.01); C23C 18/24 (2013.01); C23C 18/285 (2013.01); C23C 18/30 (2013.01)

Citation (applicant)

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  • AH REUM SONG; HYE RIM KIM: "Effectiveness of Flavourzyme Treatment on Polyamide Fabric", FIBERS AND POLYMERS, vol. 14, no. 12, 2013, pages 2212 - 2220, XP055473953, DOI: doi:10.1007/s12221-013-2212-y
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  • "Kunststoff-Metallisierung", 1991, EUGEN G. LEUZE VERLAG
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  • SONG ET AL., FIBERS AND POLYMERS, vol. 14, no. 12, 2013, pages 2212 - 2220
  • AH REUM SONG; HYE RIM KIM: "Effectiveness ofFlavourzyme Treatment on Polyamide Fabric", FIBERS AND POLYMERS, vol. 14, no. 12, 2013, pages 2212 - 2220, XP055473953, DOI: doi:10.1007/s12221-013-2212-y
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  • AH REUM SONG; HYE RIM KIM, FIBERS AND POLYMERS, vol. 14, no. 12, 2013, pages 2212 - 2220
  • "Kunststoff-Metallisierung - Handbuch fiir Theorie und Praxis", 1991, EUGEN G. LEUZE VERLAG

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3144414 A1 20170322; EP 3144414 B1 20221123; WO 2017050728 A1 20170330

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 15186070 A 20150921; EP 2016072235 W 20160920