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Submitted: 23 February 2026 You are already at the latest version The work is aimed on the application of the solvent casting method of cyclic olefin co-polymer TOPAS® for the preparation of thin films. Noble metal nanostructures deposited on cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) substrates offer a versatile platform for advanced appli-cations due to their unique optical, catalytic, and biocompatible properties.

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3. Results 3.1. Thickness of Sputtered Layers Using gravimetry, the thicknesses of the silver layers were determined after different sputtering times of the PTFE substrate (50 s; 100 s; 200 s; 300 s; 400 s; and 500 s). As expected, the Ag layer thickness values increased with an increase in the sputtering time.