A latent heat storage material includes a latent heat storage member formed of an organic compound, and a metallic seamless capsule encapsulating the latent heat storage member. A method for manufacturing the latent heat storage material includes preparing a grain of the latent heat storage member, supporting a powder on the latent heat storage member, conducting an electroless plating to form a first plating layer of the metallic seamless capsule on a surface of the latent heat storage member, and conducting an electrolytic plating to form a second plating layer of the metallic seamless capsule on a surface of the first plating layer.

A method for the at least portion-wise and adhesive metallization of a non-conductive workpiece includes introducing periodic microstructures into the workpiece in regions to be metallized, within an area to be metallized that is enclosed by one or more limiting lines, by molding a tool that is microstructured in accordance with the regions to be metallized within a molding area.

Shielding coatings are applied to polymer substrates for selective metallization of the substrates. The shielding coatings include a primer component and a hydrophobic top coat. The primer is first applied to the polymer substrate followed by application of the top coat component. The shielding coating is then selectively etched to form an outline of a desired current pattern. A catalyst is applied to the patterned polymer substrate followed by electroless metal plating in the etched portions. The portions of the polymer substrate which contain the shielding coating inhibit electroless metal plating. The primers contain polyamines and the top coat contains hydrophobic alky organic compounds.

An object of the present invention is to provide a method of simply manufacturing a conductive laminate which has a three-dimensional shape including a curved surface and in which a metal layer is disposed on the curved surface, a conductive laminate, a plated layer-attached substrate, a plated layer precursor layer-attached substrate, and a touch sensor.

The method of manufacturing the conductive laminate having three-dimensional shape including a curved surface according to the present invention includes: Step A of forming a pattern-shaped plated layer precursor layer including a predetermined compound on a substrate to obtain a plated layer precursor layer-attached substrate; Step B of deforming a plated layer precursor layer-attached substrate such that at least a portion of the plated layer precursor layer is deformed to form a three-dimensional shape including a curved surface; Step C of applying energy to the plated layer precursor layer to form a pattern-shaped plated layer; and Step D of applying a plating catalyst or a precursor thereof to the pattern-shaped plated layer, and then performing a plating treatment to form a pattern-shaped metal layer on the plated layer.

The present invention relates to a composition for forming a conductive pattern which allows micro conductive patterns to be formed on various polymeric resin products or resin layers by a very simplified process, a method for forming a conductive pattern using the composition, and a resin structure having the conductive pattern. The composition for forming a conductive pattern comprises: a polymeric resin; and a nonconductive metallic compound including a first metal, a second metal and a third metal, wherein the nonconductive metallic compound has a three-dimensional structure including a plurality of first layers (edge-shared octahedral layers) having a structure in which octahedrons comprising two metals from among the first metal, the second metal and the third metal which share the edges thereof with one another are two-dimensionally connected to one other, and a second layer which includes a metal of a different type from the first layer and is arranged between adjacent first layers, and wherein a metallic core including the first metal, the second metal or the third metal or an ion thereof is formed from the nonconductive metallic compound by electromagnetic radiation.

An electronic component includes a composite body made of a composite material of a resin material and a metal powder; and a metal film disposed on an outer surface of the composite body. The metal film is in contact with the resin material and the metal powder of the composite body, and an average particle diameter of crystals of the metal film contacting the resin material is 60% or more and 120% or less of an average particle diameter of crystals of the metal film contacting the metal powder.

The present disclosure provides electronic device and methods of manufacturing the electronic devices. In some embodiments, the electronic device includes an outer housing at least partially forming an exterior of the electronic device, a trench including at least one valley and at least one peak, a first conductive member, and a coating layer laminated on the outer housing and disposed on the first conductive member. Each of the at least one valley is concave with respect to a surface of the outer housing. Each of the at least one peak is convex with respect to the surface of the outer housing and has a partially removed end. The trench is plated with the first conductive member.