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PCM Educational Session for Colleges and New Staff Presented by: David M. Allen, Emeritus Professor of Microengineering, Cranfield University, UK
11/23/20
Photoresist-coated metal sheet being inserted into a double-sided phototool
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A photoresist - a uv photosensitive polymer supplied as a liquid or dry film - is used to produce an image on metal . Where the photoresist has been exposed to uv radiation, it becomes insoluble in a developer solution and adheres strongly to the metal surface to form an etchant-resistant coating.
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