Studies on Adhesives

Novel biomimetic adhesives based on algae glue.

Inspired by the remarkable adhesive capabilities to wet surfaces of the secretes of the brown alga Fucus serratus, novel glues have been designed and characterized. Formulations composed of phloroglucinol, alginate, and calcium ions are capable of adhering to a variety of surfaces. Rheological data show that the presence of phloroglucinol lowers the amount of Ca(2+) ions required for sol-gel tr...

Conductive Adhesives

S ince the advent of through-hole printed wiring boards in the 1950s, surface-mount technology has advanced through chip capacitors and resistors to high-density multilayer hybrids and printed circuit boards. Throughout this 40-year span, solder paste has been the accepted technology for component attach.' The present trend toward fine-pitch resolution ( t0.020") and multilayer constructions of...

Editorial: What's next after "universal" adhesives, "bioactive" adhesives?

Drying adhesives

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Wood Adhesion and Adhesives

9.1 General..................................................................................................................................216 9.2 Wood Adhesive Uses............................................................................................................217 9.3 Terminology..........................................................................................................