A facile method of nickel electroless deposition on various neutral hydrophobic polymer surfaces

- A facile “dip & rinse” method for nickel (Ni) electroless deposition on hydrophobic polymer surfaces is reported.
- Hydrophobic interaction is used for surface pretreatment for metal electroless plating.
- Various hydrophobic polymer surfaces with different geometries and dimensions (i.e., thin sheets and pellets) such as PAH, LDPE, HDPE, PP, PS, PE pellets are tested.