It is demonstrated that the electroless Cu deposition solution can lead to
a significant chemical change in FLARE(TM) 1.51 as indicated by the observe
d disappearance of the 1726 cm(-1) absorption band from IR spectra. Two pos
sible reaction mechanisms are suggested for the observed change in FLARE(TM
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