A Summary of Recent Improvements to Cyanoacrylate Adhesives

In the last ten years, a number of improvements in cyanoacrylate adhesive technology have been published. Some of these modifications have been translated into new products. For instance, a series of adhesives is being sold with improved performance in the following areas contaminated surface bonding, hard-to-bond plastics, operating temperatures, moisture durability, impact strength, and chlorosis. A toughened cyanoacrylate based on a methyl acrylate-ethylene copolymer has been marked recently. An allyl cyanoacrylate-based adhesive with improved heat durability has also been introduced. A survey of recently patented modifications and improvements for cyanoacrylate adhesives is outlined in Table XIX. 

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