Technology of adhesion

Fundamental research to support materials assembly and fabrication probably centers on the seienee and technology of adhesion, although research on mechanical assembly driven by ehemieal aetion, sueh as the self-assembly of large molecules or particles, also holds promise for solving some fabrieation problems. 

I would have liked to discuss many other topics, such as tire chemistry, the technology of adhesion, and various other issues important to the automobile industry. However, due to various limitations, I hope to address these topics at another time. I have tried to focus on what has been most relevant within my knowledge and could be helpful to the general layperson or student. 

W. Possart, J.K. Kruger, Proc. EURADH 2002 6th European Adhesion Conference and ADHESION 02 8th Int. Conf. on the Science el Technology of Adhesion and Adhesives, The Institute of Materials UK, lOM Communications, Glasgow, September 10-13, 2002, p. 7-8. 

In his book The Technology of Adhesives [6], John Dehnonte tells us that the first commercial glue plant was founded in Holland in 1690, that casein glues appear to have been manufactured in Germany and Switzerland in the early nineteenth century, and that the first U.S. patent (number 183,024) on a casein glue was issued in 1876. He mentions that starch adhesives were used on postage stamps when they were first issued in 1840, and that the first U.S. patent (number 61,991) on a dextrin adhesive was issued in 1867. 

John Delmonte, The Technology of Adhesives, Reinhold, New York, 1947. 

LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY University School of Technology, Leicestershire LEll 3TU UK, +44 (0)1509 223340. The Science and Technology of Adhesive Bonding (Joining Technology Research Centre). Conference on Adhesion and Surface Analysis (Institute of Surface Science and Technology). 

In the following sections, we shall briefly review recent understandings of adhesion phenomena and some developments in adhesive materials and processes. In the last section we shall examine several new systems which may help meet ecological and energy requirements. This review does not include most of papers recently presented to the S3nnposium on Science and Technology of Adhesion held in Philadelphia, Pa. in April, 1975. 

This survey briefly reviewed work published during the five years prior to this Symposium on Science and Technology of Adhesion. We first discussed several interesting papers on adhesion and on adhesive joint strength, then cited several systems illustrating recent developments of adhesive technology from concepts to products. Our choices for discussion should not be considered inclusive or representative. 

T. L. St. Clair and D. J. Progar, presented in part at the ACS Macromolecular Secretariat Symposium on Science and Technology of Adhesion, Philadelphia, Pa., April 1975. 

First half of the Proceedings of the American Chemical Society Macromolecular Symposium on Science and Technology of Adhesion held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April, 1975... 

Science and Technology of Adhesion or Adhesives New Fluorine Containing Polymers Hydrogel Grafts for Biomedical Applications... 

Patrick, R.L., Chemistry and technology of adhesives. Chapter 34 in Applied Polymer Science, J.K. Craver and R.W. Tess (eds), American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1975. 

As may be appreciated from the above comments, the science and technology of adhesion and adhesives is a truly multidisciplined subject. A detailed consideration of the many theoretical and experimental techniques which have been used, and are therefore mentioned, is well beyond the scope of the present book. However, a bibliography of books for the various main disciplines which are relevant to the present discussions is given at the end of the present chapter and further references are given in the respective chapters which follow. 

Finally, it is hoped that the present book will do justice to the exciting developments that have occurred, and are still occurring, in the field of the science and technology of adhesion and adhesives. 

The scientific literature on adhesives and adhesion is growing at a rapid pace. There are many texts devoted to adhesion and adhesives. New patents on adhesive compositions and processes are granted almost daily, and there are scientific journals devoted to the science and technology of adhesives and their use. A significant portion of the publications dealing with adhesives are concerned with epoxy, urethane, and acrylic structural adhesives, as they are used in a wide variety of commercially important applications. 

The references listed at the end of each chapter serve as both bibliography and additional reading sources. Most of the basic practical technology of adhesives was developed decades ago. Older references have been retained wherever they represent the preferred source of information for a specific topic. Readers can find a wealth of information and reports that have been declassified by the Defense Technical Information Center (www.dtic.mil), most of which date to the 1960s. 

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