A method for preparing a bactericidal film on fiber cloth, comprising cleansing a reel of fiber cloth; placing the reel of fiber cloth into a vacuum chamber; supplying a DC power and a mid-frequency power; introducing argon gas to increase the chamber pressure to 0.3 Pa; position sputtering targets in the following order: silicon target, silicon carbide target, silver target, silicon carbide target, silver target, silicon carbide target and silver target, and then sputtering the targets simultaneously; wherein the silicon targets act as a bonding layer between the bactericidal film and the substrate; stopping the silicon targets, the silicon carbide targets and the silver targets first, and then turning off the argon gas; injecting air into the chamber until the pressure in the chamber and the atmospheric pressure are balanced.

The invention is directed to a method of producing a decorative radome, comprising providing a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; applying, to at least a portion of the second surface of the substrate, a decorative layer comprising a layer of a metal or an alloy comprising a metal and a metalloid; and overmolding at least the decorative layer with a radio-transmissive polymer to provide an overmolded layer as well as a decorative radome comprising a first layer comprising a, preferably radio-transmissive, polymer, the first layer having a front surface; a second layer comprising a, preferably radio-transmissive, polymer, the second layer having a rear surface; and a decorative layer, between at least a portion of the first and second layer, comprising a layer of metal or an alloy comprising a metal and a metalloid, wherein the second layer directly or indirectly abuts the decorative layer and is directly adhesion bound or indirectly connected to the first layer, and wherein at least one of the first or second layers is comprised of a polymer capable of being formed by overmolding at a barrel nozzle temperature below 300 degrees Celsius.

An electromagnetic shielding element and, transmission line assembly and electronic structure package using the same are provided. The electromagnetic shielding element is applied to the transmission line assembly and the electronic structure package to shield electromagnetic noise. The electromagnetic shielding element includes a quantum well structure, and the quantum well structure includes at least two barrier layers and at least one carrier confined layer located between the two barrier layers. Each barrier layer has a thickness between 0.1 nm and 500 nm, and the thickness of the carrier confined layer is between 0.1 nm and 500 nm. The electromagnetic shielding element absorbs electromagnetic wave noise to suppress electromagnetic interference.

A treatment apparatus includes two can rolls provided on a transfer path through which a long resin film is transferred in a roll-to-roll manner in a vacuum chamber; and surface treatment means facing an outer circumference of each of the can rolls to treat a surface of the long resin film cooled by being wound around the outer circumference. The downstream can roll is provided with upper and lower two sets of feeding and sending systems, and one surface of the long resin film in contact with the outer circumference of the downstream can roll at a time when the long resin film travels through the lower one of the two sets of feeding and sending systems is opposite to the other surface of the resin film in contact with the outer circumference of the downstream can roll at a time when the resin film travels through the upper one.

Provided is an electromagnetic wave transmissive metal member capable of being easily produced at a low production cost, with both a metallic luster and an electromagnetic wave transmissibility, an article using the electromagnetic wave transmissive metal member, and a production method for an electromagnetic wave transmissive metal film. The electromagnetic wave transmissive metal member comprises a metal layer and a crack layer, wherein the metal layer and the crack layer have, in their respective planes, a plurality of linear cracks extending substantially parallel to each other. The linear cracks in the metal layer and the linear cracks in the crack layer penetrate through their respective layers in a thickness direction, and are continuous with each other in the thickness direction.

An object of the present invention is to provide a coloring technique for fiber substrates, the technique being capable of imparting metallic luster and further reducing discoloration. The object can be achieved by a laminated sheet comprising a fiber substrate and a metal element- or metalloid element-containing layer, the fiber substrate holding a sealing material.

An article is provided. The article includes a first transparent conductive oxide layer, a transparent metal layer on the first transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein a thickness of the transparent metal layer continuously decreases in a direction; and a second transparent conductive oxide layer on the transparent metal layer.

An electrode includes a substrate, a conductive carbon layer disposed on one surface in a thickness direction of the substrate, and copper particles. The conductive carbon layer includes an sp.sup.2 bond and an sp.sup.3 bond. The copper particles are disposed in form of islands on one surface in the thickness direction of the conductive carbon layer and/or dispersed inside the conductive carbon layer.

A hybrid additive manufacturing system a build chamber, a polymer additive manufacturing system housed within the build chamber and a physical vapor deposition (PVD) system housed within the build chamber. A controller is configured to issue control signals to the polymer additive manufacturing system and PVD system for layered deposition of polymer and PVD layers in a multilayer part.

The invention is directed to an ion plasma deposition (IPD) method adapted to coat polymer surfaces with highly adherent antimicrobial films. A controlled ion plasma deposition (IPD) process is used to coat a metal or polymer with a selected metal/metal oxide. Exposing the coated surface to ultraviolet light significantly improves the antimicrobial properties of the deposited coatings.