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Manufacturing of micro-structured PVD hard coated molds and their potential use in plastic injection molding of micro-structured surfaces: a state-of-the-art review

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-025-17304-x

Published Online: 2026-01-13

Published Print: 2026-02

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Authors

Ruehl, Holger https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3236-2538
Ratka, Marcel https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6485-0145
Guenther, Thomas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8402-6886
Bonten, Christian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2709-783X
Zimmermann, André https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1824-9376
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Universität Stuttgart
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Article History

Received: 1 October 2025

Accepted: 20 December 2025

First Online: 13 January 2026

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