What are Adhesives and Sealants and How Do They Work?
Dr J Comyn, Institute of Polymer Technology and Materials Engineering, University of Loughborough, UK – Introduction – Adhesives which harden by loss of solvent – Adhesives which harden by loss of water – Adhesives which harden by cooling – Adhesives which harden by chemical reaction – Adhesives which do not harden – pressure sensitive adhesives – Adhesion by physical adsorption – Adhesion by chemical bonding – The electrostatic theory of adhesion – Mechanical interlocking – Adhesion by interdiffusion – Weak boundary layers – Pressure sensitive adhesion – Future trends – Sources of information – References Surfaces: how to assess Prof J Watts, University of Surrey, UK – Introduction – Surface topography – Surface thermodynamics – Surface chemical analysis – Concluding remarks – Acknowledgements – References Surfaces: how to treat Prof D Brewis, University of Loughborough, UK – Introduction – Pretreatments for metals – Pretreatments for inorganic materials – Pretreatments for plastics –
