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A tin-free catalyst for electroless platinum deposition on polyethylene terephthalate

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  1. Cooperative Research Centre for Cardiac Technology, Block 4, Level 3, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW 2065, Australia and Department of Materials Science, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Australia

    Z. Rao, E. K. Chong, N. L. Anderson, M. G. Stevens, R. Driver & K. V. Paulose

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Rao, Z., Chong, E.K., Anderson, N.L. et al. A tin-free catalyst for electroless platinum deposition on polyethylene terephthalate. Journal of Materials Science Letters 17, 303–305 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006533722671

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