The disclosed apparatus relates to a gradient coil assembly for a magnetic
resonance imaging system. The gradient coil assembly comprises: at least
two coils. The coils comprise: at least one conductor mechanically bonded
via a nonconducting substrate. The bonding surface of the at least one
conductor has been subjected to a surface treatment to improve the
mechanical bonding properties of the bonding surface. The disclosed
apparatus also relates to a magnetic imaging system. The magnetic imaging
system comprises: a system controller; a gradient amplifier unit in
operable communication with the system controller; a magnetic assembly in
operable communication with the gradient amplifier. The magnetic assembly
comprises: a gradient coil assembly comprising at least two coils. The
coils comprise: at least one conductor mechanically bonded via a
nonconducting substrate. A bonding surface of the at least one conductor
has been subjected to a surface treatment to improve the mechanical
bonding properties of the bonding surface. The disclosed method relates
to assembling a gradient coil assembly. The method comprises: treating a
bonding surface of at least one conductor; and bonding the at least one
conductor to a nonconducting substrate.
