Sticking Together. Steven Abbott
6.9 Those Easy-remove Hooks
Chapter 7 Sticking Other Things Together
7.3 Holding on to Bricks and Concrete
8.5 Multilayer Paints and Coatings
9.4 HP Jet Fusion and Metal Jet
9.6 The Future for 3D Printing
10.2 Other Ways to Reduce Adhesion
10.7 The End of Life for Adhered Systems
Chapter 11 How Nature Sticks Things
11.1 A Bit More on Geckos… and Cockroaches
11.2 Tree Frogs Invent Tyre Treads First
11.3 Tarantulas and Spider-Man and Spider Webs
11.7 Holding Ourselves Together
11.9 It's All about Specific Molecules
11.11 The Unity of (Adhesion) Science
Glossary
| Accelerator | An additive to make the adhesive set faster |
| Adherend | The thing being stuck via the adhesive |
| Adhesion promoter | A low-level additive that increases the adhesion |
| Alcohol | A molecule containing an –OH group |
| Amine | A group based on nitrogen and two hydrogens, shown as –NH2 |
| APTES | A common adhesion promoter that is both an amine and a silane |
| Backing tape | The carrier film for a PSA. Sometimes just called “backing” |
| Butt test | Pulling apart in a straight line |
| Catalyst | Something which makes a reaction go faster without itself being consumed by the reaction |
| Coalescence | Small, semi-solid particles flowing together to give a continuous solid |
| Crack energy | The energy trying to open a crack across the interface |
| Creep |
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