Process for the direct metal-plating of a plastic substrate

摘要

A process for direct metal-plating of a plastic substrate (14). The process comprises the steps of: (i) activating a surface of modified polyolefin substrate to produce an active surface (16), the active surface (16) having at least about 7% of carbon atoms in the form of carbonyl; (ii) electrochemically depositing metal layer (18) on the active surface (16).