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Tubular, spheroidal, and helical lipid microstructures are individually clad with a metal coat deposited on the microstructures by an electroless plating bath. In metal cladding the microstructures, the surfaces of the lipid microstructures are sensitized by adsorption thereon of a catalytic precurs

Tubular, spheroidal, and helical lipid microstructures are individually clad with a metal coat deposited on the microstructures by an electroless plating bath. In metal cladding the microstructures, the surfaces of the lipid microstructures are sensitized by adsorption thereon of a catalytic precursor which enables metal from the electroless plating bath to deposit upon and adhere to the sensitized surface. The metal plate is electrically conductive and may also be magnetic. A composite material is produced by embedding the metal clad microstructures in a matrix of a polymer such as an epoxy or a polyurethane.

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A method of coating a self-assembling lipid microstructure with an adherent electrically conductive metal, comprising the steps of (1) producing a lipid microstructure, (2) causing a catalyst precursor to adhere to the surface of the self-assembling lipid microstructure, and (3) plating a metal or m

A method of coating a self-assembling lipid microstructure with an adherent electrically conductive metal, comprising the steps of (1) producing a lipid microstructure, (2) causing a catalyst precursor to adhere to the surface of the self-assembling lipid microstructure, and (3) plating a metal or metal alloy onto the catalyst treated microstructure in an electroless plating bath.