Dear All, I am a student of M.Tech in IIT Kanpur and i am working in the field of electronic materials. I have to etch gold and nickel, but the microetchant should not affect the negative photoresist (SC100).The film deposited is Silicon (substrate) / Nickel / Gold / photoresist(during pattering). I have used aquaregia (aquaregia:water :: 1:2 ) for 5 min.,for the microetching of both nickel and gold but it stripped away the photoresist only. What should i do now. Thanking You Your's Sincerely Hare Krishna Yahoo! India Mobile: Ringtones, Wallpapers, Picture Messages and more.Download now.